My 10-year-old girl wants to understand where she “comes from.” We’ve covered the basic biology lesson of how babies are made, which she finds both fascinating and disgusting. Lately, she’s more interested in family history, genealogy and inherited character traits. She’s particularly intrigued with the origins of her interests and abilities. The other day she […]

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Since it’s time to look back at the past year, and because we Americans love making lists, I offer you my list of memorable moms of 2008.

Here’s a video preview of this week’s Edgy Mama column.

Recently, I’ve been looking for locally made gifts for kids for the fast-approaching holidays, and I want to share my finds with you.

I swear my kids have talked more to me about their costume plans over the past few years than almost any other subject.

So the morning rush begins. By the time everyone’s fed and dressed, lunches and backpacks packed, shoes and jackets located, and both kidlings bundled out the door at 7:15, I’m exhausted.

Enviro-spouse and I concur that, given the current financial crisis and everyone’s need to cut back on expenses, we’ll start preparing the kids early for a sparse holiday season. Clearly, October is not too early to start.