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…
June 9, 2019 My parents went to Hogwarts! If you’re a long-time reader, you probably already know that my folks are British and came to America many years ago just in time…
December 10, 2014 24 books of Christmas Reading is important in our house. I’m a life-long reader and truly love books, so I want to instill a similar joy of reading…
October 31, 2014 The Halloween sail It’s Halloween today and I’m wearing orange and black. When I glanced at myself in the mirror this morning, I had to chuckle as…
August 4, 2014 Five days of gratitude: day one Have your Facebook feeds been taken over by the “five days of gratitude” meme? I’ve seen a few people do it, and I liked…
April 2, 2014 Hot or not: mom and me outfits So, it turns out I’m ahead of my time, fashion-wise. A real trendsetter! (Okay, anyone who knows me well can stop laughing now). Seriously…
January 16, 2014 She’s moving out already?! It seems like just yesterday our little girl was turning three, and now… she’s moving out. I just don’t know that I’m ready! Okay,…
August 4, 2013 The year without travel I love to travel. I crave adventure. It’s in my blood – I grew up crisscrossing the Atlantic visiting my grandparents and other family members…
July 8, 2013 A zombie movie for families This is the first time I’ve attempted a movie review on this blog, and it may be kind of an odd one. I saw…
April 5, 2013 Central Ohio’s newest Star Last night, our family was lucky enough to be invited to a special pre-grand opening celebration at Star Lanes Polaris, a fabulous new “boutique”…
