Jennifer Brown

It's column day! This week I wrote about the dreaded back-to-school bedtime wars:

You’ll have to forgive me if my The Kids Are Back in School dance is lacking a little vigor today. I’m exhausted. I’ve been up all night valiantly fighting the Go to Bed Wars of 2010.

It’s my own fault. Me, with my, “It’s summer, let them stay up a little later,” attitude. With my, “If they sleep in until 10:30 I can get some work done,” mentality. My, “What, it’s only midnight! They have their whole lives to wake up early!” thought process.

Um, actually, they had until Aug. 18. Shame I didn’t see that one coming...READ MORE!

It's also blog day, where I report on five great "boy books" I read over the summer:

My kids are readers. Well, of course. It would pretty much be impossible to live with me and not be a reader (have I ever mentioned that I actually love reading more than I love writing? I do.). But, where I'll pick up just about any book and give it a go, my little readers are picky. Picky, picky, picky... READ MORE!