We have been busy with family. The best kind of busy to be, but I'm calling it. We need a day to recover. It is Saturday night and I am officially designating Sunday, get-your-life-in-order-day. Thursday night we gathered with my family over a meal at my parent's house. My mom knows Eleanor's affinity for accessories and picked up a clearanced package of pretty girly dress up clothes. I couldn't believe how much Eleanor squealed with delight. She put on every single piece and then ...
Family Life
Celebrating Life & Death
A reader left a comment on my blog checking up on me. Can we take a moment to recognize how sweet that is? It just warmed my heart and I knew it was time. Time to share. We lost my grandpa on January 2. It was by far the most painful thing I have ever experienced and the most beautiful. My grandparents are pretty special to me. I've written about them here and here. There is so much I want to say about my grandpa and my grandma. Their story is Nicholas Sparks meets the Griswolds: deep ...
Merry Christmas From our Family to Yours
Merry Christmas! I hope everyone's day was full of family, love, wonder and a little Christmas magic. ...
What is Really Important
I've been a bit absent over the last week or two. Absent here and in social media. I have been spending a lot of time with family. Not just my kids and husband, but grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. We were delivered some tough news. The kind of news that makes you reflect and make time for what is important. For me that is family. My grandparents are nearing their 61st wedding anniversary. They had 13 children, they lost one shortly after his birth. Those 12 children married and ...
Chicken Spaghetti Recipe & Meal Planning
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and eMeals all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #eMealstotheresuce http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO. Tonight for dinner we had Chicken spaghetti. This is something that feels so obvious that I don't understand how in my 30 years I have never had it. It was delicious! The kids loved it, we loved it. We have been making spaghetti with squash and zucchini or with beef, never both, and we certainly never ...