Family, Fun, Food, and Home Design
I've had the same bedtime routine with our oldest since she was old enough to talk. Tub, brush teeth, read a book, sing a song and "talk about my day". Sure we switch up what books we read, she's really into our back to school book list right now, and what songs we sing but one [...]
Ya'll I can see it, the light at the end of the summer tunnel. We made it! We survived. We actually had fun - did you see our trip to The Henry Ford Museum in Michigan? Phenomenal. Now it's time to turn our attention to all things back to school, then fall, then football, then [...]
I lost my Dad almost 6 years ago. The pain is always there. Most of the time it's a dull ache, a whole in your life that you can't fix. Sometimes that pain will turn sharp and smack you in the face. You expect it on milestone days, weddings, holidays, and birthdays. It can happen [...]
Living in coastal San Diego, we spend a fair share of time down at the beach. Through the years, I've learned what summer essentials are necessary for our beach life. Of course you need a good bag, lots of towels and snacks....lots and lots of snacks. But this is my list of summer essentials beyond [...]
At the beginning of the year, one of the goals that I set for myself was to break my sugar addiction. To be honest, I haven't done a very good job of it. In fact, I think it's probably the worst that it's ever been. So while sitting at our favorite pizza place waiting for [...]
Maybe it was the guilt from being gone 3 days last week at a conference. Maybe it was Little Nugget taking a long nap that cancelled our afternoon park plans the day before. Maybe it was cause it was Tuesday, the only day of the week that we don't have anything going on. Whatever the [...]
I pulled into the school parking lot those first few weeks of the new school year and kept noticing a new car. What stood out to me was an Arizona State University decal on it, my alma matter, but I also noticed it was a military family from Virginia. I finally met the mom with [...]
I feel like I've been on this search for the last 4 years, finding a kids water bottle that wasn't made of plastic. My Mama instinct was never comfortable with their drinking water sitting in plastic all day, even if it was BPA free. Don't get me wrong, I'm no saint when it comes to [...]
3 a day. Everyday in this country, 3 women die as a result of domestic violence. (According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S. 1993-2004, 2006.) I've always thought of myself as a strong person but it was on Cinco de Mayo nearly 10 years ago that I realized that [...]
It's a habit. I get the kids in the car, get my stuff loaded in and get settled for our drive. Water comes out of my bag, cell phone located and placed in the other cup holder for easy access. Not that I'm expecting any important calls or need to be available for someone to [...]