Every once in a while, a really big slice of lemon cake is in order. Preferably a slice with a lot of frosting. And a generous dollop of lemon curd. And preferably a slice big enough to share with someone special. Like a friend or a sister or a child. Lemon cake is just so [...]

Mother’s Day was a week ago. But isn’t every day Mother’s Day? We think so! Even if you are not technically a mother. After all, there are lots of ways to mother someone. Including taking care of yourself.  And that’s exactly the idea we shared with viewers recently on KCTV5′s Better Kansas City. Watch the [...]

Once upon a time I got a text from my sister. She was writing about her 9-month-old son. Who wasn’t sleeping through the night. Which meant my sister wasn’t, either. Which was not much fun. “Yay!” wrote my sister. “He slept 9 (!) hours straight!!!” Wow! I was so happy for my sister. Lack of [...]

Hmmm. I studied the pink and green alligator skirt. And the bright pink top. And the light pink sweater. All of which were hanging on hangers in front of me. Hmmm, I wondered. Does this look good? I needed the opinion of an expert. “What do you think,” I asked my youngest daughter. The one [...]

How wide is a sidewalk? The technical answer is five feet. But the technical answer is not very helpful. How wide is a sidewalk? A sidewalk is wide enough for a mother and two little girls to walk to school together, side by side, hand in hand. Out in the fresh air instead of in [...]

“What’s your favorite question today?” That was what I asked my eight-year-old one morning. I love to start the day with questions. Sometimes I pick one question to ask myself all day long. Questions are so much fun. My daughter answered my question. “Why?” she said, without hesitation. Ah! Very clever. These girls are so [...]

“A house is not beautiful because of its walls but because of its cakes.” That is such a good idea! But it is not my idea. That idea comes from an old Russian proverb. A house is not beautiful because of its walls but because of its cakes. I love that idea! Sometimes a really [...]

“Today,” I announced to the little girls once upon a time, “is a day for the number 8.” I love organizing a day around a number. Just for fun. “You got up at 8:00 a.m. And we have 8 errands to run today. To the bank, then to drop off your older sister, then to get [...]