We can't have iPads until after 7 p.m. Otherwise the entire day is, "iPad time? What about now?" It makes me crazy. And no TV on weekend mornings.

We can't have iPads until after 7 p.m. Otherwise the entire day is, "iPad time? What about now?" It makes me crazy. And no TV on weekend mornings.

At restaurants, I carry paper and markers and tell everyone to draw a picture with a unicorn, an octopus and an explosion. That keeps kids still for a minute.

I read books more than I go out.

It's a war of attrition. If you have patience and a modicum of faith in yourself your chances are not too bad.

How many times can you say, "No yanking on one another's genitals?" Everything is hilarious until someone starts crying.

I don't always run in the mornings, but I am definitely better if I run in the mornings.