It’s really the one of the year when it’s perfectly acceptable to eat your weight in food that has been deep fried and covered in salt, powdered sugar, cinnamon, or whatever else you can get your hands on!  Ahh, good times! Good guilt-free times.  Festival time! I love festivals. If scheduling works out, I try [...]

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This is Miss Angela. Everyone say “hi”! I met Angela four and a half years ago when she was a freshmen in college and I was a new mom.  I was looking for someone to watch Abbi, then 9 months old, for a few hours each week while I ran errands or went to appointments [...]

{sniffle. sniffle. sniffle.} Abbi is crying in the back seat. Me:  Abbi, what’s wrong? Her:  I {sniffle} can’t {sniffle} be {sniffle} a explorer! Me:  What? What are you talking about? Her:  I can’t be a explorer! Me:  Why can’t you be AN explorer? Her:  I can’t. Oh, this is going to be a productive conversation. [...]

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse with the I’m bored‘s, then it starts raining.  And raining.  And raining. My girls don’t typically mind playing in the house (they have plenty of toys to keep them busy) but it becomes especially tough when they’ve had days of glorious outdoor play and are suddenly [...]

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I unexpectedly took a little break from writing this past week as I devoted all available time to the final prep for Gleek Retreat.  Now that Gleek Retreat is behind me, I’m struggling at where to begin.  It’s that same feeling like when you’ve been gone on vacation and, when you finally get home from [...]

I’m so excited to share with you these two great films!  Both feature amazing women, both the characters and the actresses portraying them! Amelia I always knew the story of Amelia Earhart, well at least the gist of it. But I really never new the story behind the woman, behind the pilot, behind the history-maker. [...]

Ah yes, potty training.  Every parent has to go through it but how we go through it completely independent upon the parent, the child, and the circumstances at that particular time.  It amazes me how different it was to potty train my oldest in comparison to my youngest.  So, I’m wondering….what are your potty training [...]

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day we will be celebrating 22 birthdays, weddings, and graduations.  That doesn’t include our anniversary and Father’s Day.  That all adds up to a lot of greeting cards! Now, I’d love to say that I hand make all those cards but I don’t.  I’m just not that crafty, nor do [...]