One of Whit’s best friends celebrated his eleventh birthday today. While I realize birthday celebrations are not mission critical, celebrations are one thing I know how to pull off in a time when I feel a little helpless otherwise. I sent a simple text to rally the troops (ie. moms). The moms then rallied their… Read More
I’ve been on a real run of titles in the psychological thriller genre since October. Last week I finished Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson. It was creepy and twisted and I really liked it! This isn’t one where you can’t wait to turn the page, but rather one where you aren’t sure what… Read More
UPDATED July 2020 Other than my kids’ rooms, which have turned from nurseries to teen spaces over the time I’ve been writing this blog, only the office has evolved as much. As you know, I like to start with where I started… the room on move-in day was full of promise, but outdated, the door… Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Top o’ the Morning! Since we enjoyed our Lucky Leprechaun Brunch on Sunday, I surprised the family with delivery of our favorite treat this morning… Krispy Kreme!!! You’ll recognize all of the same festive table additions from this past weekend (and past years for that matter). That roll of wrapping… Read More
One of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day dinners each year is corned beef sandwiches! We enjoyed it this year on our first night of “e-learning” so I suppose that qualifies as a school night. I realize it seems like this is turning into a food blog. I assure you, it isn’t :-) I just had… Read More
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2021 We have loved our stays at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge so much that we’ve chosen it as our home away from home countless times over the years! I’ve been meaning to update this post with new pictures since April 2019. There’s no time like the present! Wilderness Lodge is also home to two villa type… Read More
Since we watched mass online, I decided to swap out our usual Sunday Supper for a Lucky Leprechaun Brunch! I had shopped for this meal during my regular grocery run earlier in the week. It was originally planned for St. Patrick’s Day morning but was afraid none of my rainbow fruit would be left by… Read More