Tag: Wendi Rank

So I’m telling you that marrying an outdoorsman leads to all kinds of alone time.

My husband and I have a bizarre dynamic — we…

The social media post was harsh.

It read something like, “Why do parents think changing the spelling of a child’s name makes the child…

I had an epiphany this week.

It came, as I think most epiphanies do, while I was watching Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw…

I think we can all agree the universe is a Hydra of suck right now: Eliminate one problem, watch another sprout up in its place…

So I never got to my butchered Christmas tree last week. I have a word limit. Not a self-imposed word limit — my husband’s…

My holidays were marked by a sofa I couldn’t get rid of and a Christmas tree I accidentally murdered.

How were yours?

Let’s…

So I was reading this article about holiday stress and thinking I’d like to have some normal holiday stress instead of this berserker holiday…

Holiday traditions can be comforting, something to cherish and anticipate.

Or they can be dreadful.

Take Martha Stewart. She, like most of us, bakes Christmas…

Under normal circumstances, I need very little prep to go to our cabin. Long ago, I stocked the cabin with necessities, to minimize how much…

I took to heart those news articles about global supply chain issues affecting Christmas after I was lectured about the tilapia.

My parents eat tilapia…

I have a Thanksgiving quandary.

One of my kids hates the holiday.

You would think a kid with ancestry dating back to Plymouth Rock would…

Last year, I gave you a list of Thanksgiving activities.

That list was heavy on turkeys, light on Pilgrims. That’s because I was rejected…

It’s Halloween weekend.

So the holiday season begins on Monday, right?

Let’s pull out our festive throw pillows. Bake cookies. Start shopping. Tell…

My husband looked over my shoulder at exactly the wrong moment.

When pandemic lockdowns began, I wanted to connect with my kids.

So I did…

I bought the pumpkin.

Its official name is “Medium Dark Woven Pumpkin by Threshold.” I bought it at Target because Target is a Siren, singing…

We have to talk about apple picking for a minute.

We’re suburban parents. Apple picking is as much a requirement for fall as pretending…

I was reading this month’s Real Simple magazine — that thing is just a little pocket of joy in your day, let me tell you…

I was in preschool when my mom took a new job.

Her schedule was erratic. An evening here. A weekend there.

I was erratic too…