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Aidan wanted to go to Old Chicago for her birthday dinner.

We were seated with our standard six kids’ menus and two regular menus. Aidan opened hers and gasped, “I am too old for the kids’ menu!”

I looked. It was for kids ages ten and under. She is a very new eleven. […]

Free air—a birth story

As I noted in last year’s birthday tribute to our third child, Sam, he was born at lunchtime—a fact he proudly shares with everyone when his birthday arrives. He is eight today.

This little footnote in his birth story fascinates him, but I find it fun to revisit the events that led to lunchtime. […]

But Gretchen, you hardly write here…

I am proud to announce my association with a wonderful new blogging project called 5 Minutes for Parenting. It is sponsored by one of the most well-known mom blogs out there, 5 Minutes for Mom. Stephanie Precourt of Adventures in Babywearing fame is the editor.

I am especially humbled to be in the […]