How to Stay Happy Joyous and Free During the Holidays as a Sober Person

Because I'm an alcoholic and always will be, I would really like to be able to drink at these holiday parties I'm going to in the coming weeks. But what happens then?  I fall into the Christmas tree.  It's happened. TWICE.  Two separate years yours truly fell drunkenly into the company Christmas tree.  It's really …

Planes, Trains and Automobiles to Arizona for Thanksgiving

Just stirring from their naps, in my parents' extra room somewhere in the desert of Arizona, my two kids are greeted by their four cousins for the first time in their little lives.  All four kids (ages 2, 4, 7 and 9) wander in as my two pop heads out of their pack n' plays …

Nature vs Nurture in Twins

"Me, Gah, me!" My girl calls her brother "Gah".  Not sure why as it has nothing to do with his actual name, but that's definitely what she calls him.  Our Nanny sent a video of her saying, "Me, Gah, me" as he's sitting on the big rocker and she wants him to move over so …