The Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed up the water spout;Down came the rain and washed the spider out;Out came the sun and dried up all the rain;And the Itsy Bitsy Spider climbed up the spout again;-The Itsy Bitsy Spider A year ago, a spider would have sent my kids running, despite my professions that they are …
The Beginning
Why am I starting a blog post, adding my name to the veritable barrage of mommy blogs, millennial blogs, foodies, critics, shoppers, self-help gurus, and so many others that have joined the search for identity online? Much like everyone else, there are two simple reasons:

