This past Friday was Valentine’s Day and as my girls received gifts from their boyfriends, I was once again reminded that they are growing up. As much as I complain, I appreciate that they’ve learned to make their own decisions ...
I find it so interesting to see how people incorporate their passions into the rest of their lives. As an example, a typical person might own a traditional waffle maker. However, someone obsessed with Disney, Star Wars, Marvel, a sports tea ...
It’s difficult watching our kids grow up. I recently wrote an open letter to my daughters as they prepare to get their first teenage drivers licenses. So many things have changed since they were little and we first started documenting ...
How did the chicken sneak across the road? In his sneakers, of course! Ba-dum-bum! Okay, so telling jokes isn’t really my thing. What is funny is how some memories come back to you at the oddest times and that recently happened when w ...
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. Hectic schedules are the norm as pretty much every school activity hit the calendar over the past couple of weeks. Among those, Spring Break followed by the actual arrival of spring a week ago. Then ...
Kids grow up so fast and their personalities can change on a dime. One day, Madison will want nothing but graphic t-shirts or a hoodie. The next, she wants something “nice”. As a high school freshman, I don’t know what to ...
Today is Madison’s last day of Junior High. In a couple short months she will officially be a high school student. With each day, I continue to see changes in how she presents and expresses herself from head to toe. A month or so ago ...
Once (or twice) upon a time in a prior life, I was a direct marketing rep. This was well before you could hawk your wares on the internet so the landscape of the business was very different back then. We held actual events in homes or at th ...
As I stand at my sink washing dishes, I look outside and see some leaves on the trees turning beautiful colors while others lay on the ground waiting for someone to rake them up. I’m filled with a mixture of emotions as I try to navig ...
Sometimes I wonder what kinds of shoes I owned as a kid. My mom had cowboy boots that I loved (and wore whenever possible) and a pair of clogs I happily borrowed when I was in about 6th grade. That’s about all I remember though. Aroun ...
