July 30, 2019 Why is she growing up so fast? No one prepared me, yet again, for the crazy amount of emotional and psychological development that happens in female kiddos between 8 and 9….
July 9, 2019 I’m so tired of hearing, “Mom, I’m bored” Can this summer be over soon, please? I am serious. As much as I love the weather, there’s a lot about summer I don’t…
June 12, 2019 Loving – and letting go of – another family’s child When we signed up to host an international exchange student through YFU, we were ready for the adventure of bringing a young cultural ambassador…
May 26, 2019 The last day bouquet Just like I get all my great ideas from other mom blogs, my darling daughter gets hers from watching Youtube videos. She especially loves…
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…
February 3, 2019 The story of Jack and Z There are so many great stories about our dog Jack. A big, mixed-breed lug who looked tough but wasn’t, Jack was just one of…
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…
