Let’s have a show of hands…Who wanted to runaway with the circus when they were little? Who wants to still runaway with the circus? I’ve always been enamored by the circus. The people flying through the air, standing on the back of a horse as it gallops around the ring, the strength, the agility, the [...]

I had just poured myself a bowl of Cocoa Puffs and decided to sit down on my mint green micro-suede couch to watch a few minutes of the Today Show before heading off to my office in the Middle School. —————————— Damn it, I spilled some chocolatey milk on my shirt when walking from the kitchen [...]

I grew up in small town Northern Michigan. A cozy little town with absolutely nothing to do. I remember the first time I came to Grand Rapids. It was my senior year of high school and I was coming down to do a college visit. I remember being in awe of it’s beauty and intimidated [...]

As sad as I am to see Summer end, let’s just face it…Fall is AWESOME! Cooler weather. Trees decorated in amazing reds, oranges, and yellows. Apple crisp. And Halloween! Oh yes, Halloween! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, coming in second to Christmas. I have a lot of good childhood memories around Halloween. Maybe [...]

It’s no secret, I’m not a fan of meal time. I like to eat the meals, I just don’t like to prepare them. To my defense, it doesn’t help that my family is not the most adventurous eaters (some would say “picky”). That’s nice, to a point, but then it just gets boring. So, I’m on the [...]

I knew that once the little man figured out how to make his arms/hands and legs/feet work together, there would be no stopping him. And, for the past few weeks, that’s exactly what has happened. He’s figured out how to get up on all fours and rock back and forth, launching himself forward at times. [...]

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you know you can pretty much set your clock to my tweets. At right around 5pm, almost daily, I’m sending some sort of update about not know what in the world to make for dinner! It can be so frustrating because, well, dinner happens every day. It shouldn’t [...]

Despite the fact that I grew up on the water {Lake Huron}, I’ve never been on a sail boat. I’ve been on pretty much every other kind of boat, from little fishing boats to giant barges, but never a sail boat. So, of course, that one had to go on my Life List. But not [...]

When we found out that Talon was going to be a boy, after the shock of the ultrasound results wore off, we began dreaming of all the ‘boy’ toys that would fill our house. The house that had been overrun by ‘pink’ and princesses, glitter and fairies. In all fairness, my girls do like to [...]

With Summer winding down and many school/sporting activities already underway, you’re probably ready to our this Summer in the bag. But, if you’re still looking for something fun to do and still remain low-key, then get ready for some Backyard Fun! We spend a good portion of our Summer right in our own backyard, especially [...]