The other day I was home with the girls and suddenly I heard something we all know is ominous: silence. I could hear Anna and Viva playing downstairs, but it was Tessa I worried about. She is taking after her older sister these days, doing highly destructive things...

Here are a few of the snippets rattling around in my head. None large enough to a be a full post, but together? They totally count as one. .... In Portland over the weekend, we went to the Institute Building where my dad works. I was browsing through his office and...

So, we're on a small trip to Portland. We are staying in a hotel, which the girls love, and this morning we all rolled out of bed and decided to get breakfast. We were up for maybe five or ten minutes before heading out the door. Yet when we got to Burger King (which...

Caveat: I have a really bad cold. So my brain feels really foggy. But I wanted to get this out there. So, last week's FFAQ question came from Anonymous. She asks: Being married to a wonderful man, who happens to be gay, I wonder if you have any advice? How common are...

Yesterday was Lolly's birthday. She turned 35. I have known her since I was 3 and she was 5. So that's 30 years. 30 years of knowing one of the most amazing people on this planet. I'm freaking lucky. Here, in no particular order, are 35 things I love about Lolly Shea....

I went boating. I boat now. (Name that movie. (The movie reference would actually be "sailing.")) So, Lolly and I had a really nice weekend. Spent time with friends. Showed the girls how to do some hard work by participating in a service project clearing out ivy at a...

*See below for results Do you have that song in your head now? If not, let me help you: Who is surprised that this is one of Lolly's favorite songs? Knowing her fondness for black men, I'm certainly not...  All right, now that we got that out of the way, let's...

Today I was busy writing in my office which, if you'll remember, is actually just an antique sewing machine shoved into the corner of a small walk-in closet. Remember? Lolly had been having some quiet reflection time in our bedroom. I could tell as I passed by on my...

Sometimes I look at the date I'm like "Holy mother of pearl, it's been 47 years since I posted" and then I think of all the things I could talk about and they parade through my mind like a... parade. (BEST SIMILE EVER.) But then, when I go to write crap down, it all...

(Most of this post was written a couple of weekends ago.) Well, Lolly has left me. For the weekend. Everyone remain calm. Every now and again Lolly does something that I think is very wise: she takes some time off from her job as The Lady We Go To When We Need...