July 7, 2025 How to navigate a diagnosis of celiac disease As you may have read in my recent post, our sweet 15-year-old daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease earlier this summer. This was news…
July 3, 2025 Sometimes parents are afraid of the wrong thing There’s a big uproar in Lewis Center about a marijuana dispensary coming to town. There’s already one cannabis dispensary in Lewis Center, and likely…
June 30, 2025 My off-again, on-again thing with candles I used to LOVE candles. When I lived on my own, in the life I had just prior to this one, I burned candles…
June 26, 2025 Please, please, please… stop asking me to lose weight. This blog post goes out to someone special in my life. An influential person close to me whom I care about. Someone I love,…
June 23, 2025 Have you seen any of my favorite 2025 movies? I went to the movies recently for the first time in a long while. In fact, it was only my second visit to the…
June 19, 2025 Our high schooler made me watch Big Mouth… and I loved it I did NOT like the adult-themed, animated TV series Big Mouth the first few times I watched it. I found it crude, vulgar and…
June 16, 2025 The one time being a picky eater paid off As I’ve written about recently, our 15-year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with celiac disease. When we first heard this, I was extremely anxious because…
June 12, 2025 A fabulous girls’ day out in Cincinnati, Ohio I like to celebrate my birthday in somewhat epic fashion each year – and especially for the “big ages” ending in zero or five….
June 9, 2025 5 things to read, eat and watch during Pride month June is finally here. Happy Pride to all who celebrate! Whether you’re a member of the LGBTQ+ community or a caring ally, June is…
June 5, 2025 The TV show Forever echoed advice I gave my daughter I felt validated as a parent while watching the 2025 Netflix reboot of the classic Judy Blume novel Forever. Warning: this blog post contains…
