Stuart Beaton is back guest blogging about something near and dear to my heart, but I won't spoil his surprise quite yet. His amazing podcasts (mostly author interviews) can be found at http://rastous.podomatic.com/. Here's Stuart:It’s the Tomb Sweeping Holiday week here in … [Read more...]
What I learned about raising children from my time in China
When I was a new mother of a baby boy 14 years ago, I vowed to raise him to treat women as equals. And years later when I had a baby girl I promised myself I'd teach her to feel good about herself no matter what.So yesterday at the salon, as I leaned back in a chair while … [Read more...]
A day of dumplings
It's spring break here in our Chicago suburb and suddenly I have three kids home all day. Yesterday we walked into town for brunch.Today we bought, ate, and read about dumplings.At the library this morning, I was thrilled to find Grace Lin's new MG novel, Dumpling Days … [Read more...]
One month and counting
When I booked my flight to Hong Kong two months ago, my late April departure date seemed so far away. Now it's a month from today!I still remember that night Tom and I decided to buy those tickets to Hong Kong. I couldn't believe I was going to return to a place I hadn't … [Read more...]
Kids and dragons
Guess what arrived this week?When my husband Tom and I booked tickets to Hong Kong for next month, we took advantage of Cathay Pacific's special Year of the Dragon fare, which included a free stuffed dragon.Pretty true to the ad, right?My two youngest kids … [Read more...]
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