I had my office space all cleaned up this morning and thought I’d take advantage of the opportunity to give y’all a video tour! I love hearing people talk about their homes and spaces. It adds so much more context than looking at still pictures. The room was transformed into a playroom soon after moving… Read More
John hosted his friends again for the Super Bowl. Man Day has become more like Teen Day around here, much to Honey’s dismay. :-) I decided to do a nacho bar this year since it is easy, tasty and can be prepared mostly in advance. Rather than doing it downstairs, I set it up in… Read More
2019 marked the fourteenth year of heading down to Phipps Plaza to see the quintessential Atlanta Santa! This is one of those things (one of very, very few things) that I make my boys do. We see families every year with their college aged kids in tow, and it’s a tradition I plan to keep… Read More
Twelve years ago today was Thanksgiving. It sounds like a random fact to know, but it is one I won’t ever forget. I delivered my son Matthew that day. He was so tiny and unbelievably perfect. I held him for hours, treasuring that time more than any couple of hours I’ve ever had on earth.… Read More
I scream! You Scream! We all scream for MICKEY ice cream! At long last, my grocery store finally carries the Mickey ice cream bars. They are just like you get in the parks!! You know… absolutely delicious and outrageously expensive. :-) While most snacks here these days consist of fruits, veggies, hummus, etc., sometimes there’s… Read More
In addition to our pancake breakfast, our other first day of school standing tradition is a special snack to welcome them home. I started this on John’s first day of Kindergarten and it never got old. You will see that I seamlessly transitioned our breakfast set-up right into snack time. The theme for this year’s… Read More
We’ve wrapped up spring and summer sports and are looking ahead to fall. Whit loved playing pitcher, catcher and first base on his rec team in the spring and again on a (very low key) summer team! He is taking a break from baseball in the fall to resume tennis lessons and try golf. John… Read More