Honestly, I didn’t really think through the process of my teen son learning to drive and getting his license. Specifically, I completely ignored the...
I married a great guy. He’s a likable husband. I should be proud of that. I am proud of that. But I'm also annoyed...
After a short writing hiatus, yours truly is back. Did you miss me while I was gone?
Speaking of "being gone" my 7 year old...
When I was growing up, I always thought I wanted something that all my friends had, that I felt I was missing out on;...
Or, why vacation, and escaping reality and your kids, is vital to your marriage and your sanity.
My husband and I recently went on a...
“It takes a village to raise a child.”
While the origin of this proverb is up for discussion, the concept itself is a familiar one...
Valentine’s Day. It’s a day for love and romance. A day for kisses and hugs, and wearing your heart on your sleeve. It’s a...
I’ll start with a confession: when my daughter was a baby, I faked it.
Every night, often multiple times, I faked it and my...
It’s 7:50 p.m. My children are asleep, soundly. My husband pulls a wooden cigar box out of the credenza in our dining room, an...
February, the month that embraces Valentine’s Day, seems like a good time to reflect on how we show love and what we recognize as...
A popular saying goes that when couples marry, women think they will change their husbands and men think their wives will never change. Yeah…...
8 years ago today I walked down the aisle in the middle of a beautiful pecan grove…in Phoenix where you can walk down the...
My marriage is crumbling and it's like watching a car accident happen in slow motion. I don't know how, when, or what happened. About...
Dedicated to My Amazing Mother in Law.
I love my mother-in-law and she loves me. (My husband jokes that she loves me more than him...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
