Dear Sophie, You know, I have been writing this blog for the last 8 years — I started it on your fifth birthday, to document your year in kindergarten — but I’m not sure I’ve ever actually written to you, only about you. So today, in honor of your 13th birthday, I thought I’d write […]

I was nervous about the Alzheimer’s studies that ask for brain scans and drug trials, but I agreed to the heart research that only required a blood draw and the saliva samples Ray and I still have to send in. And I was super eager  for Sophie to participate in the sleep study. There’s a […]

I am so grateful to Sophie’s teachers — past and present — and to everyone at her school (she pretty much knows them all by name!) for educating, enlightening and including my little girl. Sometimes, knowing where to begin to say “thank you” can be tough. As usual, Sophie gave me the best lesson when […]

One of my favorite parts of blogging — and social media in general — is the connections we make off the written page. When I contacted Chevalier’s Books in Los Angeles to schedule a reading from my book, the marketing manager (her name is Liz, so things get confusing immediately) asked if I was interested in doing […]