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I ’ve had two weeks back at work so far, and I have to say it’s gone pretty well. I was very apprehensive in the weeks leading up to my return to the real world, and increasingly anxious as the day grew closer. I cleverly arranged to take some vacation time after my maternity leave was officially up, and even more cleverly arranged to return on a Tuesday, instead of a Monday, as my first day. This worked very well since my sister’s wedding was the weekend before and, as per Murphy’s Law, Junior got a tummy bug and was vomitous for that whole weekend.

W hen I think about Mother's Day, I usually think about my cake, and all the presents that I'm going to get.

O ne of my most fondly remembered Mother’s Days occurred long before I became a mother. The year Larry and I got married, our wedding day fell on the day before Mother’s Day. I’m sure neither of us realized the proximity until our own special day loomed on the horizon. At that time in our lives, parenthood seemed like a quaint idea that maybe we’d pursue when we got other stuff out of our systems. But when we started to focus on the more logistical issues related to our wedding, we realized there was an opportunity that we should act on.