Baby Dude’s Fifth Grade Graduation
Today, my Baby Dude graduated elementary school. Because of social distancing, our celebration was a lot different than normal. Here’s pictures from my baby’s drive-thru …
The Importance of Our Parents Staying Healthy #AgingWell
I participated in this program on behalf of Aetna and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. The holidays always bring about a sense of …
My Son’s Steelers Game Surprise {Video}
See this face? This is the face of a kid who was tricked into thinking he was going to Ikea with his dad but they …
Today, He’s Ten
I don’t know how we got here. To double-digits, just like that. I blinked, and my curly-haired, sweet-faced, wide-eyed boy suddenly is ten. I scoured …
Fun 80’s Shows to Show the Kids (& Netflix Giveaway) #StreamTeam
I’m a compensated member of the Netflix Stream Team. Do you remember your favorite shows from when you were a kid? I used to remember …
Happiness is ______ {2014-W15} #happinessis
We spent 52 weeks in 2013 celebrating what made us happy, and it WAS a fantastic year. Let’s make 2014 the year where we really …
Happiness is ______ {Week Thirty-Eight} #happinessis
2013 is going to be a fantastic year – a year where we collectively focus on the happy and the joy in our lives. What …
My Thirty Year Old Gift
I knew the bowling balls were stored away in a box somewhere, I just didn’t exactly remember where we’d put them when we redid the …
Childhood Chore Memories
“Mommy? Are you doing dishes?!” She calls to me from another room. “WAIT!” She barrels into the room, hopped up on corn bread from dinner, …
The Story of Our First Home Purchase
This post is brought to you by Genworth and Brandfluential. When the orders finally came down to leave Fort Polk, we couldn’t have been more …
And Then She Said “Mama”
Baby V finally said it! I’ve endured “Dada” for months, and “Nana” and “Tata” and “Gaga” but never “Mama.” And there we were, just finishing …
November Twenty and Birthday Reflections
I’ve lived thirty-six years on this earth, and every time I see November 20th on a food expiration date, or advertised online, or written/typed anywhere, …