My daughter is a solo performer in the art and sport of figure skating. This terrifies me. It seems lonely and vulnerable in ways I wouldn't dream of doing myself. To be a solo performer means no one is on the ice with her. There is no hiding behind the strength of another. There is [...]
Paris; When people think of it there is all kinds of ideas and notions. Some hate it and others wax poetic about it. I am here to giveyou the truth. From my view point, It is colored in with the fact that we did it with two kids under double digits. I not onlysurvived the [...]
There is a saying that say's "Paris is always a good idea" But when we found out we would need to take our nine and eight year old with us on a trip of a life time, we were a bit apprehensive. If you are considering taking your kids with you over seas here is what we did EXACTLY and how it worked out!
I grew up in a large southern family. Mostly right "below" middle class in my younger years and always full of loud noise conversations. For the most part the 1960 homes my parents were drawn too always had tiny bathrooms and tiny kitchens. Because of this paradox we were always shuffled through the shower and [...]
My son's favorite super hero is The Flash. Everything faster is better in his mind. He runs whenever he can. The "Tank" was his nick name as a toddler, not because he was huge but because he would bulldoze over everything at breakneck speeds. His teacher's say his favorite thing right now is to finish [...]
I've heard it said before that people who read are also people who write. Basically, if you are a reader you are also someone who puts pen to paper and thoughts to scribble. If this thought is correct than in my case, it is absolutely true. I Fell head over heels in love with stories [...]
*For those wondering: I took a two month break from blog work to focus on my family and other projects I had going on, but I am back and excited to share with you all the fun things! Happiest of days to you! I love a solidly decorated house. I am a fan of open [...]
Sometimes a week-end trip can feel like you need to pack as much as if you were gone for three weeks but there are a few ways you can plan better and have all you need and yet not overly pack.
I love this picture! A fancy plane in mid-air with blue sky's. Green tree's and fluffy clouds lying in the background. So great! You could give it a cliquey quote and it could be one of those quintessential 80's posters that everyone hung up in their sales office's back in the day. The photo is a [...]
I came home from a work trip to find hand picked flowers and colored pictures of little tiny fashion dolls with hearts and flowers on it. Giant yellow suns with slashes of yellow streaming out of the paper. Inside each (yes - there was more than one) 8×11 folded paper were notes of love and [...]
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