We celebrated Honey’s birthday today in the most low-key manner imaginable… Chipotle and ice cream cake. His gift, ordered weeks ago, keeps getting pushed out so we didn’t even have one for him to open. Thankfully I still had the field day balloons hanging around to spice things up. :-) The teen was present, but… Read More
Today I’m sending all of my love to Marme. It is hard to find words monumental enough to thank her for the sacrifices she made for us, the confidence she instilled in us, and for the wonderful example she gave us to model. I am also immeasurably grateful to be celebrated myself today. Being mother… Read More
I vaguely mentioned a week or so ago that we were trying to teach the boys some practical life skills while sheltering at home. I got a lot of questions and threw together a list of things we have covered. This wasn’t a grand plan. Rather, as Honey and I have done regular housekeeping things… Read More
One of my neighbors is a photographer and has been taking “socially distant” porch photos of families over the past week. Funds raised go to our local school foundation. We’ve been doing our best to support local groups feeding kids, local groups feeding healthcare workers, shopping local and getting takeout from local restaurants once a… Read More
Well, y’all, we’ve been social distancing at home since March 13. Wowza! That’s a lot of togetherness. Other than walks in the neighborhood and playing outside, we’ve left the house twice for groceries. I’ve pulled out ALL the board games over the last two weeks and have received quite a few questions on Instagram about… Read More
As you might suspect, I’ve been burning the midnight oil helping all of my clients sort out their travel plans in light of coronavirus. Separate from that, I’ve received a surprising number of messages, primarily on Instagram. I figure it’s time to address the elephant in the room. As a family, we are taking it… Read More
I celebrated forty-something all weekend long, with my little family and the most glorious weather we’ve had since December. John spent Saturday and most of Sunday his 8th grade confirmation retreat. Meanwhile, the rest of us had breakfast at Crazy Love, went to Whit’s first lacrosse game and then spent the late afternoon at the… Read More