November 19, 2018 Be like a YFU student this Thanksgiving One of the things I’m most thankful for this Thanksgiving is the way our family has grown this year. Napa joined our family three…
November 14, 2018 No such thing as hard. For working parents, summer is not an easy thing. When the kids are off, our schedules get even crazier because typically WE are not…
September 27, 2018 I rode a Bird scooter and lived If you spend time in downtown Columbus or any other major US city, you’re undoubtedly aware of the so-called “scooter invasion” of 2018. Sometime…
September 5, 2018 A wonderful new beginning: hosting a YFU cultural exchange student My dear hubby and I are both happy and fulfilled with our little family of three – plus pets – but our darling 8…
August 21, 2018 Getting laid off is a new beginning Would you believe that 15 years ago this June I was laid off for the first time from a job – and that the…
August 2, 2018 Life in the LC If you’re a longtime reader or you have sharp eyes, you may have noticed that I’ve given the blog a bit of an overhaul….
July 12, 2018 La vie en rose: 3 days in Paris In June 2018, our little family embarked on an unforgettable ten-day European vacation with stops in London and York that are documented elsewhere on…
July 12, 2018 Family-friendly York, England Welcome to the third post in my European family travel series about our June 2018 trip to Europe. If you’ve read my first two…
July 3, 2018 My first time on Whole 30 On April 1 of this year, my beloved hubby and I embarked on our first-ever Whole 30 challenge. You know the one – it’s…
June 30, 2018 London with an 8 year old After a few days of sitting around the house, soaking up love and attention from our dogs, and sleeping as much as possible to…