They say when you send your children off to college it is hard. And yes that is! Having lived through that four times already, I can tell you that for me it never got easier whether my child was a freshman, or a sophomore, or a junior, or a senior returning to campus after a …
Celebrating family, friends, and home ~ keeping it memorable in our hectic lives. Yes, that is my tag line – but it is a mantra that I take seriously. It really is who I am. So in that vein I thought I would share with you our simple and wonderful Halloween evening.Because our children split …
Dating. What can I say? It can be wonderful, it can be hard, it can be crazy, it can be fun. It should always be safe. I dated from the time I was 16 until I got married at 24. Then 23 years later I started dating again after my divorce. I can tell you that dating as …
“It is extremely difficult! Sometimes you cannot control your actions. You are really hyper part of the time. It is hard to focus. You drift off and you just don’t want to do the work sometimes because it is hard. It feels weird.” Those are the words of a child explaining what it is like …
Today’s Blog Post is brought to you from my daughter, Nicole. Now, what is Love Your Melon? It’s this awesome non-profit organization for which I recently became an ambassador. As an organization, started by college students, they strive to give a hat to every child that is battling cancer. They do this through a Buy One – …
Ahhh…love these cupcakes! So cute and EASY! A perfect treat for Halloween. Easy Zombie Cupcakes I made these when my sixth graders choose to be zombies for spirit week. I thought it would be a fun treat to end a rather hectic week, and to celebrate the extra work they had put in planning and …
A wordless Wednesday highlighting different art projects celebrating the beauty of fall leaves. Chalk Pastels Leaf Prints Ceramic Bowls Mr. Leaf Man found while hiking Pogonip Park. Happy Fall y’all! How to Buy Medicines Safely From an Foreign Pharmacy
Isn’t this quilt just simply stunning? I think so! Ok, so maybe I am a bit partial, but I simply love the way this class project came together. Like many schools in America, our school holds an annual Dinner-Auction. This is a huge fundraiser for the school. It is a night out for mom and …
My son moved to Hollywood last spring. Last summer we got to visit him and check out his new digs. He has this great apartment just one block off the strip. Surprisingly it is quiet – maybe the trees lining his street help buffer the noise. It is a wonderful apartment with hardwood floors, a balcony window, …
This is a first. We have just created our first family “commercial”. When Angel Soft asked me if I would like to partner with them on their #SheetHappens and #SheetOutOfLuck campaign, I was very excited about two specific aspects of this partnership. First, they were offering a year supply of both Angle Soft bath tissue and …
