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Surrendering to Motherhood by Jennifer Huffman
November 16th, 2009
A tall taleThe other day as I hugged my teenager something didn’t seem quite right.
November 4th, 2009
The hot zoneIt started last week. One Huffman daughter wasn’t doing so great. She was hot. She was cranky. Her back hurt.
November 2nd, 2009
The hot zoneIt started last week. One Huffman daughter wasn’t doing so great. She was hot. She was cranky. Her back hurt.
October 19th, 2009
All dressed upOctober means one thing at our house: The Huffman Halloween Costume Factory is open for business.
October 5th, 2009
Doing a danceThe first time I chaperoned a middle school dance, I’m not sure who was more nervous, me or the 11-year-olds.
September 21st, 2009
CompetoMom’s guide to sportsAsk me any other day of the week and I’d say I don’t care if my daughter’s middle school volleyball team wins or not — it’s how they play the game, right?
September 7th, 2009
A higher callingThe pope is in our house. Well, at least his photo is.
August 24th, 2009
Back to schoolUnlike certain members of my family, I think my kids are ready to go back to school. After nine weeks of Camp Huffman, the girls are beginning to turn on one another like a pack of adolescent hyenas. You know it’s time to go back when major skirmishes erupt over one sister supposedly humming, breathing too loud or simply looking the other one’s way.
August 11th, 2009
Scratching an old itchHere’s what I learned from my 25th high school reunion: We ladies have a genetic advantage over the guys.
August 10th, 2009
Scratching an old itchJennifer Huffman
July 27th, 2009
Going for the goldLast week I nearly lost my family in the Gold Country. No, we didn’t accidentally leave someone behind at a rest stop or abandon a mouthy kid along Highway 49. We came down with a fever — gold fever.
July 13th, 2009
The mom reviewFifteen years ago this summer, I took on the role of mom for the first time.
June 29th, 2009
The clean-upI’d plotted. I’d planned. I’d circled the scene repeatedly, waiting for just the right moment to attack.
June 15th, 2009
"Make Your Own Fun" campJennifer Huffman
June 1st, 2009
Surprise showcaseBeing a full-time working mom, I had to plan more than just a little to get away for a day in San Francisco with my friend Peta.
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