I’m turning 40

“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.” –Victor Hugo “Traci, you’re turning 40-years-old. What are you going to do?” Yep. It’s not a bad commercial—it’s true. I’m turning 40. Next week, in fact. And I know this birthday is supposed to be some kind of a landmark, but [...]

I love my mom

I  was hiding in the closet again. Sometimes my life overwhelms me. Sometimes being within the same four walls as seven children, months-on-end with no breaks in between? Sometimes that makes me insane. Because, dear readers, it is precisely at those times that I want to throttle each and every one of them. Or, maybe, [...]

I am a fancypants

It’s true– it’s official: I am a fancypants. I was interviewed this month by author Izzy Rose (The Package Deal) and put in the Stepmom Spotlight. I KNOW, RITE? How cool is that? I am Ms. November! Please be sure to pop over there and give a read– mostly because it enhances my sense of [...]

Jon Stewart: Another Whole Bucketful of Awesome.

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