It's a pity I can't stamp my children's names on their little spines for reference...

msagara writes a spot-on comparison of how being a mother is like being a writer.

Happy Mother's Day to all my friends who mother, or write, or both.

A Small Petition

I am feeling rather sad and sorry for myself today. A combination of gloomy weather, a cold that won't leave, an exceptionally busy week, a toddler who has suddenly decided to stop napping, and several other biological and circumstantial factors have converged upon me in a heap of Disproportionate Gloom. And much as I love Eeyore (yes, he really is my favorite A.A. Milne character), I don't actually want to be him.

So you have anything particularly happy-making to share -- pics, videos, articles, stories, whatever -- would you mind sharing in comments?

Thank you.

*goes back to munching thistles*