Can you believe that one year ago today my family was walking around in Madrid celebrating my 40th birthday? Time flies when you are eating as much chorizo as one human can possibly consume in a 24-hour period. Ahhh the memories. Good times. Good times. I realized that this was the week because of Facebook. I …
elaYou guys, I did a little cleaning last night and ended up finding a ton of gift cards in my kitchen. I’m talking about a boatload of cards. Over $1000 worth! This pretty much means that I don’t have a good system in place. Truth be told – gift cards overwhelm me. I usually turn …
My daughter is 13. We are in it, folks. I am knee deep in boyfriends, period talk, and attitude. And you know what? I want to tell you something. Yeah, you – the mom over there pushing that brand new stroller. You’re not very far off from this rollercoaster ride, either. In fact, you will …
A few weeks ago, my family tried to attend the ‘Pay Your Age’ event that Build a Bear threw nationwide and couldn’t get near the door! You might have heard that everybody and their MOTHER showed up to claim their insanely discounted bear on that special day. Literally. Well, the company created a really great …
It only took me 40 years to realize that I prefer to visit the beach at night. Better late than never. My husband has been telling me to do evening swims for a decade!! But who listens to their husband? Not me! That’s for sure. Last week, my family got into the car and headed …
I have 11 wishes for my son on his birthday and with good reason. Liam turned 11 yesterday and we had such a wonderful time celebrating as a family. We kept all the kids home from their camps because it’s summer and that’s what one does during days off from school. Bill and I let …