February 20, 2023 We’re going to the zoo, how about you? I cherish my memories of zoo trips with Z at all her ages and stages. On our days off together, Z and I often…
February 18, 2023 What do you do when your power goes out? We had some wild and windy winter storms blow through Lewis Center recently. One weeknight, as we were sitting around together in our family…
February 15, 2023 We don’t do yoga, but we love yoga toys We are big fans of yoga toys in this house. We’re fans of yoga too, but we don’t actually practice it. If you must…
February 13, 2023 Lewis Center sweet treats: one new, one leaving If you love cookies and sweet treats as much as I do, you know that sometimes you want to bake them yourself… but other…
February 11, 2023 Head out on a nature date at Deer Haven Park It can be hard to get a nature fix in the middle of an Ohio winter. Today looked so beautiful through our windows –…
February 8, 2023 How I fell in love with knolling Knolling. Even the word itself is delicious. Have you heard of knolling? It is the word for aesthetically organizing things in a pretty pattern…
February 6, 2023 What I’ve learned from 20 years of not drinking Yesterday was my 20-year soberversary. I have been officially committed to not drinking since 20 years ago yesterday. I didn’t quit drinking because of…
February 4, 2023 Stick & poke tattoos are illegal, unsafe and bad for teens Long gone are the days when our biggest parenting worry was that kids might use crayons on the walls. Older kids have far more…
February 1, 2023 I really miss those Father/Daughter dances All through elementary school, E and Z went to annual, magical Father/Daughter dances together. They started going to dances together in kindergarten and stopped…
January 30, 2023 Have you ever had a house struck by lightning? Once when Z was just about five years old, lighting hit our neighbor’s house. It was early morning and the weather was storming outside….
