If your kids are like mine they’ve been staying up late and living off chocolate since mid-December. Now that the holiday season is over, it’s time to transition back to work, school and all those regular after school activities. Here are some tips to make the shift smoother and help...
I love a New Year. There is something so freeing about stepping into a new year with a clean slate. I am also all about setting goals for the new year. Each year we travel to Arkansas to visit Jeff’s family the day after Christmas. (Except this year, we don’t...
When I was 7 years old, an author visited my elementary school. I can’t remember the author’s name, as I don’t remember a lot of small details about elementary school, but I remember her words. If I close my eyes and think hard enough, I can still hear her. I...
I still can’t believe it’s been 7 years since we said “I do.” We recently found the tape our wedding was filmed on and watched it with our kids. They asked all kinds of questions like, why did we get married on the beach? Where were we? Where were they?...
