March 9, 2019 Try everything! Whenever I spend time with Napa and her fellow YFU international exchange students, I am inspired. These kids range in age from 15-17, speak…
February 24, 2019 We got our daughter a giant snake Our 8 year old daughter has always been an avid animal lover, so when she began asking for a reptile, it wasn’t all that…
November 29, 2018 Friday favorites: hot holiday toys We all know the holidays are about far more than giving and receiving gifts… but at the same time, there’s something magical about seeing…
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…
April 22, 2018 The road trip that wasn’t Have you ever had to deal with a carsick kid? I did a few summers ago on one memorable morning that resulted in a…
November 15, 2017 What’s bugging me? LICE. If you’re dealing with lice for the first time, like I had to recently, let me stop right here and say “Go call Lice…
March 16, 2017 Why we foster kittens Last summer, our family took on a special project as a way to give back, celebrate our love of animals and help make the…
August 17, 2016 The awesome rainbow ball Our little family of three just had a wonderful getaway to Sandusky, Ohio, including a day at Cedar Point and Soak City and an…
June 15, 2016 Please stop judging parents Dear Internet: STOP JUDGING PARENTS. That poor, heartbroken Nebraska family just had literally the most horrible and unexpected tragedy imaginable happen to them. AT…
