About Me
If it takes a village -- with or without the "i" -- to raise a child, then it takes a veritable planet to minister to the needs of my fussy suburban New York family. My core supporting cast of characters includes an annoyingly thin yet Double Stuff Oreo-addicted husband, two often exasperating but usually entertaining offspring (a daughter and son old enough to disown me if I mention them by name here), two more (much nicer-to-me) kids of the canine variety, and five assorted fragile salt water fish, one whose poisonous sting recently sent my should-have-known-better-than-to-stick-his-hand-into-the-tank spouse by ambulance to a regional toxin control ER (don't ask). When not pursuing a hard-hitting investigative journalism career for an upscale lifestyle magazine (Where can one snag Dior at discount? How best to Botox?), I'm blogging here about my life while propped up in bed with my laptop on my knees and my favorite furry family members drooling all over my fuzzy slippers.--Laurie Yarnell
Warning: Laurie Yarnell does not now -- nor has she ever -- owned a mini-van. And her kids played soccer for about a minute-and-a-half. But she is funny, interesting, engaging, thought-provoking, and above all, charmingly modest. If you've ever lived in the 'burbs, you'll not only relate, you'll laugh out loud.
