December 23, 2023 Learn Mental Health First Aid to save a life It’s a beautiful day to save a life. That’s one of my favorite lines from Grey’s Anatomy – and it’s one I say to…
December 18, 2023 My take on the top family-friendly movies of 2023 When we look back at 2023, I don’t know if we’ll think of it as a year of great movies. I had to stretch…
November 8, 2023 A Gen X guide to being okay with today’s youth I recently joined a Facebook group for Gen X women. It was originally called “Gen X latchkey women” but recently changed over to “Gen…
November 1, 2023 How to find discounted spa and salon services I adore spa services that make me feel like a pretty, pampered princess. But I don’t want to become a pauper over my beauty…
October 30, 2023 Loving a cat is good practice for parenting a teen Z recently pet-sat for a very shy, sweet cat for a week. She expects all her pet-sitting clients to be outgoing, friendly and affectionate…
October 7, 2023 Love it or hate it: The Ohio Rennaissance Festival This past weekend, we visited the Ohio Renn Fest for the first time in many years. This big, festive and chaotic event is like…
September 9, 2023 OASIS: the best kept secret in Olentangy Schools If your kids are in the Olentangy Local School District, have you ever heard of OASIS? We had been in the Olentangy school district…
August 28, 2023 We gained two amazing daughters thanks to Youth For Understanding (YFU) I’ve written many stories here about our year with our beautiful Thai daughter Napa. She came to us through the Youth for Understanding (YFU)…
August 16, 2023 Tubing on Alum Creek Lake is a blast! Can you even say you had a good summer if you didn’t get dragged around Alum Creek Lake on a rubber tube? We hadn’t…
August 9, 2023 Learn to play an instrument at Lewis Center Musicologie We’ve embarked on several fun new adventures already this summer. We took a family trip to Kauai. Z has been petsitting a ton in…
