I’m sure you’ve all probably heard the news by now about Michelle Duggar. If you haven’t, Michelle, the mom on the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting”, recently suffered a miscarriage. Now, when the Duggars announced that they were pregnant with their 20th child, I expected the mixed response. I knew there would be people [...]

When I got my first iPhone a few years ago, my oldest daughter was merely a toddler. And I remember sitting in the waiting room at some appointment and letting her play a game on my iPhone. The old lady next to me nosily chimed in, “That’s quite an expensive toy for a kid.” While [...]

I find it strangely comical that I’m writing about ‘finding balance’ as I sit at a table that is so freaking wobbly that it’s driving me crazy! So, balance. Is this even possible during the Holidays? Or do we just buckle to the idea that the holidays are a crazy busy time with running from [...]

Twenty-four hours ago she wasn’t so sure about turning six. Neither was I. But tonight, she convinced me that six is ok.

Yes, I’m still on the WishBook kick. And what would a WishBook be without SmartPhones… If you think shopping for a computer is tough, try shopping for a cell phone these days! We’ve come a long way from that old ‘bag’ phone my mom used to have that we COULD NEVER USE because, OMG, do [...]

Forgive and forget. To err is human; to forgive, divine. – Alexander Pope It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. – William Blake There are a lot of wise words said about forgiveness. Some funny ones, too.  But what does it really look like to forgive someone? Is it a universal thing? [...]

Did you ever page through the Wish Book when you were a kid? Oh that thing was the best thing ever! I remember that my grandma would get the Wish Book a few weeks before Christmas and we would all take turns page through it, ear marking or circling the items we would just love [...]

La, la, la, la. La, la, la, la. Elmo’s World! If you’ve watched an episode of Sesame Street in the last 5 years or so, you totally have that song stuck in your head now! Sorry! But you’re going to thank me when I tell you that those lovable characters from the happiest street are [...]

We’ve spent a number of Halloweens with the Folletts since, well, before they were officially “the Folletts”! Before we all had kids, we used to spend our Halloweens going to haunted houses together. As a matter of fact, I’m pretty sure the first time Tara & Scott met was when we drug them both to [...]

Despite my inactivity here on this site, we’ve actually been doing quite a bit. Unfortunately, with everything else that has been going on with moving and such, that quite a bit didn’t make it on here. So, time to take our life out from the shadows of moving and share it with you. Somewhere amongst the [...]