Note: These pictures are just cool shots I took at the park this week. AJ grabbed my hand and pulled me over to a branch that had some pretty cool “carvings” on it. I told him they weren’t carvings, but we did have fun contemplating what they could be (like alien markings!). But that is [...]

Around this time of year, I often hear the question asked, “What was your favorite Christmas present of all time?” That’s an easy question for me to answer, though I’ve got to admit that it was a tough present to get, it was really expensive, and it required a ton of expensive upgrades through the [...]

Merry Christmas from the warm beaches of Florida! We survived our 16 hour drive (which normally takes us 17 hours…) and have already enjoyed the 80 degree weather and the white sand in our toes. I can already feel myself decompressing. Hosted by Cecily and Lolli To play Give Me Your Best Photo Story Friday, [...]

Yesterday, sitting pool-side at my oldest daughter’s swim meet, I found my missing Thanksgiving photos, which I assumed had been deleted off my memory card the day after Thanksgiving. The photos were nothing spectacular, but I was over-joyed to find them. Their discovery was something to be thankful for, for sure. PS – yes, I [...]

Hopefully you aren’t tired of hearing about my trip to New York City yet, because I still have so much to share! The other day, I told the story of the adventurous journey to the War Horse Premiere. But I didn’t have a chance to say much about the walk down the red carpet or [...]

I’m packed and (almost) ready to go. You know the feeling that you get when you are about to embark on something REALLY exciting? That’s how I’m feeling right now. Today I am getting on a train and heading to New York City where I will spend the next three days with Disney/Dreamworks and a [...]

I haven’t been taking many pictures lately. In fact, I feel like I keep saying that. Week after week I find myself coming up empty when I go looking for “my best shot.” Today, tired and full of anxiety (which has been particularly bad lately), I cleaned my house to get ready for a non-time [...]

Thomas Jefferson once said, “I cannot live without books.” I don’t remember learning how to read, but I remember reading. My mom read to me daily. She read books like Where the Red Fern Grows and A Wrinkle in Time. We read them over and over. And then I found my own books and devoured [...]

I have a lot to be thankful for. I really do. The problem is….lately I tend to overlook my blessings and focus on the stresses that are so overbearing. When my friend Andrea from Lil-Kids-Things told me about A Week of Thanksgiving, I knew this was an exercise I needed for myself. Today, I am [...]

Yesterday, I shared my second Million Moms post. It has been many years since I was in a hospital delivering a baby, but in writing this post this week, I think I finally found closure. And peace. Did your child’s birth go the way you hoped it would? The moment that I held my oldest [...]