Long drives and little children do not get along very well. When Ed gets the itch to go on a road trip, we usually break up the drive into shorter segments to keep the children happy and the parents sane. We spent a leisurely three days driving from Chicago to Estes Park, Colorado. We were… Continue Reading
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Ballet Recital
“Ouch!” Emmy squawked as I brushed her hair up into a pony tail. I looped the pony tail holder around several times, and then I squawked when I saw an unruly clump of hair sticking out of the back of Emmy’s head. Emmy was not happy when I took the rubber band out of her… Continue Reading
Red
Red is the color of apples. Red is the color of lipstick. Red is the color of really fast cars. And bouncy obstacle courses. Red pops. Red sizzles. Red is bold. I don’t wear red, but my daughters do. Red. 4.) Write a blog post inspired by the word “red”.… Continue Reading
Book Nook for January
I’m a sucker for sequels. For January’s book, my book club read A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. As soon as I saw it was the first book in a trilogy, I knew I was in trouble. What’s worse, the third book isn’t published yet. In A Discovery of Witches, Diana is in Oxford… Continue Reading
Then and Now: 2003 to 2013
Ed and I were newlyweds ten years ago. Ten years seems like such a long time; we’ve been married for a whole decade. And yet those years have passed by quickly at the same time. How can that be? Ten years ago we lived in a condo and we were wondering if I would be… Continue Reading
Grab a Slice!
