August 18, 2021 Everyone is welcome here – you, too We hung a colorful new welcome flag outside our house recently. It makes me so happy. It’s the progressive Pride flag with the addition…
May 26, 2021 Can highly sensitive people save the world? I’ve written before about our kiddo being a highly sensitive child and likely an empath, but I’m not sure I’ve ever acknowledged that my…
October 8, 2020 How to find the love of your life I’ve been open from the start that one of my motivators for writing this blog is to leave a legacy of stories and memoirs…
September 20, 2020 A roundup of our best date night ideas Hello, lovers. You haven’t forgotten about date night, have you? You know – date night. When you get a sitter or leave the kids…
July 29, 2020 Take time for date night: Deer Haven Park I’ve always been a huge fan of date nights. But right now, between 24/7 parenting, working and worrying about a pandemic… ugh. It’s a…
July 9, 2020 I’m still in touch with my first penpal When I was in 4th grade, back on Long Island circa 1980, my class had a penpal project. Everyone in our class got the…
October 14, 2019 Sometimes I suck as a parent I’m a pretty good parent most of the time. Even a great one sometimes! But there are definitely moments when I am not so…
October 13, 2015 On first marriages It’s no secret that both Eric and I had first marriages before we found each other. But Zoe doesn’t know that yet, and I’m…
February 5, 2015 Romantic gift ideas for him I can’t be the only one who struggles with what to get for my sweetheart when Christmas, Valentine’s Day, our anniversary, his birthday and…
September 10, 2014 Staying connected as babies become kids Each year of Zoe’s life thus far has seemed like the BIGGEST year yet, with the MOST dramatic changes for her. From infant to…
