November 1, 2021 A long line of strong women The older I get, the more I look to the past as a source of interest, curiosity and inspiration. As a feminist, it pleases…
October 12, 2021 Are you an Asker or a Guesser? It’s an important distinction I am always fascinated by personality tests that divide humankind up into different types by our strengths, talents, abilities and challenge areas. I feel…
September 28, 2021 National Daughter’s Day? Not for us, thanks This is the first year that seeing National Daughters Day posts on Facebook hits different, as the kids say. Xage, previously known to us…
September 25, 2021 Sometimes re-homing a pet is the right choice We never want to say goodbye to our pets for any reason. We love our pets and treat them as members of our family….
August 22, 2021 Adopting guinea pigs from Heart of Ohio Guinea Pig Rescue & Sanctuary We drove up to northeast Ohio this week to find Xage the perfect guinea pig companion. We had heard great things about the Heart…
August 10, 2021 “Mom, please don’t ask me to smile” Recently, our 11 year old told me that my beloved family scrapbook albums and digital photo books are a sham because “in more than…
August 2, 2021 How to love someone with depression I have the utmost empathy for anyone living with major clinical depression – especially treatment resistant depression. I have a front-row seat to this…
July 29, 2021 Would your life be improved by a recovery day or two? Like the incredible Ms. Simone Biles, I am a huge believer in recovery days for both adults and kids. I’ve always been a fan…
July 26, 2021 So you want to get a puppy We know so many people who have adopted puppies since the pandemic started last year. It is estimated that 1 in 5 Americans adopted…
June 17, 2021 First impressions are not always the best impressions My parents and I reunited this month after more than a year and a half apart due to Covid. My Mommers and I started…
