The Countess My daughter’s name means Countess. As her little personality continues to emerge my hubby and I laugh at how appropriately we named her. Recently, my husband told her to eat her food and she went around the table telling everyone (by name) to eat […]
Exploration Growing up we always visited the the same places for vacation. It was either Virginia to visit family or along the coast to beautiful New England. While I enjoyed these beautiful spots, I realize how little of the world that I have seen in […]
Dwell Recently, my hubby and I watched the movie Not Without My Daughter. It is based upon a true story. An American woman, her Iranian husband and their young daughter travel to Iran in the early 80’s. What starts off as a two week vacation turns […]
Forgiven Asking for forgiveness is something that has never come easy for me. I have had a lot of practice since since becoming a wife but especially as a mother. No one likes to admit they are wrong but for some reason I really struggle […]
Not Over It Yet We are officially into summer vacation and it is not living up to my expectations. I pictured sleeping in well past my 6:30 school alarm, lazy care-free days free of the usual hustle and bustle, poolside parties, yummy smells from the […]
Thanks So many times in my life, especially when I was younger, I took my dad for granted. My Dad is kind-hearted, cuddly, a peacemaker and always smiling. I have some wonderful memories of father daughter dates to the local pizza place or grocery store. […]
Completely In Love A well-dressed man with a huge bouquet of flowers or in this case leaves will send most lady’s heart a flutter. My hubby would be the one to bring me leaves. My hubby is not a romantic in any sense of the […]
The Fine Print Parenting is similar to the fine print at the bottom of commercials. Full disclosure is seldom given and when it is given, it is too tiny to read. When I first became a parent everybody mentioned the lack of sleep and the […]
Walk in the Park The first week of summer vacation is almost behind us and it is nothing that I imagined it would be. Definitely not a walk in the park. We have suffered through drama, tears, and fist fights. I think my boys will […]
Paper Doll Talk I am sharing a sneak peek of my art journal layout that was over at the PaperArtsy blog Saturday. I know, I am a bit late. But I have a good reason. The theme is paper dolls which happens to be a favorite […]
