I'm a thirty-something suburban mom, underemployed, overqualified, and opinionated. I cook, teach my children, sew, and surf the web. I was born in another hemisphere. I climbed the 14,000-ft Longs Peak in second trimester of my third pregnancy. Don't try this at home -- it won't fit in most houses. As I cook dinners, resolve sibling's quarrel, buy bookcases and bean bag chairs, I write down some notes. Hope they're useful.