Category: Uncategorized

I had the weirdest exchange with a stranger at a hardware store earlier this summer. I was in our local hardware store shopping for Father’s Day gifts last week and… Read more »

A few weeks back, I was driving 7yo to his gymnastics class and “One Kiss” by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa came on the radio. If you’re not familiar with… Read more »

(For those of you dwelling in caves: spoilers ahead!) Like millions of people around the world, Jim and I are anxiously awaiting the return of Game of Thrones for it’s… Read more »

I am usually pretty lazy when it comes to cake-baking. Often, I give 12yo the task because she enjoys it and then I don’t have to do it. Lately, however,… Read more »

Some weeks are hard. This week has been hard for me. I’ve cried a couple times already and it’s only Wednesday. I’ll be fine, my family will be fine, but… Read more »

My facebook feed is rife with screenshots of everyone’s weather apps showing it is -5 degrees here in PA. With the wind chill, it will get down to -30 in… Read more »

Recently, my grandmother was at our house to celebrate our December birthdays with us. She was walking through the kitchen and stopped for a moment to look at our cabinets…. Read more »

March must be the golden month for our marriage, because two of our three children were born in December. Not only that, but their birthdays are only 1 day apart…. Read more »

Years ago, we used to have to travel for Thanksgiving weekend to visit Jim’s family. We would be gone all weekend and, when we got back, that last thing we… Read more »

While we were setting record rainfall this summer, more than once I heard someone declare, “Well, at least it’s not snow!” Welcome to Pennsylvania in November:   This heavy trend… Read more »