>This post originally appeared on the Nashville Scene blog. As if Perry March hasn’t already pissed off enough people in this town, he can now add a few more to the list. Since jury selection began in Chattanooga nearly two weeks ago, I’ve seen my husband (one of many members of the media covering the […]

>You may share just about everything with your mom friends, from secret family recipes to candid advice on bikini waxing. But there’s one secret that few moms will ever divulge. Find out what I’m talking about right in this week’s Nashville Scene edition of Suburban Turmoil, reprinted below for your reading pleasure. Babysitter Confidential Whether […]

> The doctor has confirmed that I am indeed pregnant and not just fat. And she says the baby looks great! I mean, is that not the cutest fetus you’ve ever seen in your life???

>Well, ladies and gents, this is the day in which my pregnancy will hopefully be confirmed by a bona fide doctor. My first OB appointment is in two hours and I’m nervous, excited and dreading the blood-drawing part of it. Not that I really need confirmation. I already got that last night. “Whoa,” my husband […]

>People think my toddler is the major part of my workload, but the truth is, she’s the easy one. It’s my stepdaughters who keep me busy, what with their soccer practices and their carpools and their play rehearsals and their mercurial appetites and mood swings and their homework questions and their immediate needs to go […]

>This weekend, it’s been just Baby and me. And while I miss the rest of the family at their stinkin’ soccer tournament in Chicago, I have to admit that the Baby and I get pretty damn wild when we’re left to our own devices. It has been Party Central over here. Take a look… http://s15.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid15.photobucket.com/albums/a374/SuburbanTurmoil/Clip04.flv […]

>The driver’s license testing station in my town resembles a teeming international bazaar. At any given time, about half of the hundreds of people milling about are from another country. Hearing the sounds that roll off their tongues is fascinating. Standing behind them in line, well, that’s another story. I took my 15-year-old stepdaughter to […]

>One pregnancy symptom I had totally forgotten about was the crying. Until now. I have cried about the stupidest things in the world lately. I’m an embarrassment to myself and others. After all, pregnant women are supposed to be happy and rosy, not mascara-streaked and weeping uncontrollably. My hormones need to start behaving themselves, before […]

>Many of you have asked how I’m doing so far in my reincarnation as a pregnant woman. The answer can be found below, in this week’s edition of the Nashville Scene. Baby Fat Anyone in Bellevue can tell you the Dollar Tree is a major neighborhood hotspot. I actually have to get dressed up when […]

>I should have known there would be trouble the moment I walked in the door. Things were just too… happy. Upon entering the orthodontist’s office, we were immediately accosted by a large poster filled with exclamation points and photos of smiling kids, poolside. DR. PLUCKY’S PARTY!!!! the sign read. “Dr. Plucky had a party and […]