When my husband and I first started dating, his sweet mother made an earnest attempt to get to know me. We shared many a'conversation over yummy dinners and hung out in the stands of countless baseball games. After an abundance of time together, she eventually smiled at me and said, "You're one of ... » Learn More about Calling All Girls: Let’s Get STEM-Y!
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The Best Baby Shower Invitations are Paperless
Seems like a million years ago my swollen ankles and I were perusing the aisles of a stationary store in search of the BEST baby shower invitations EVER. Given that we didn't know if we were having a boy or girl, the sparse selection between yellow ducks or green umbrellas didn't give us much of a ... » Learn More about The Best Baby Shower Invitations are Paperless
A Bib, Baby Carrier, & Socks
You see this little nugget? She's now big enough to understand we don't eat yellow snow, and she's no longer wearing bibs. These things may seem inconsequential to you, dear reader, but they about ripped my heart out the other day. Let me explain. As I was cleaning out the pantry, I ... » Learn More about A Bib, Baby Carrier, & Socks
Questburgh Escape Room
This is my very favorite time of the year! The mounting anticipation of Christmas morning, so much yummy food (my Dad’s seafood Fettuccini Alfredo is perfection), and neighborhoods dressed to the 9’s have me swooning every December. It’s an exciting but oh-so busy season. I try to slow time down by ... » Learn More about Questburgh Escape Room
This Time, Baby, I’ll Be Bulletproof (it’s a song)
Leading by example, my Mom has taught us life is too short—laugh! Finding the funny in the face of struggle has saved us on more than one occasion, like the time a priest stuttered his way through Grandma’s wake. He called my Mom—who was mourning her Mom—by the wrong name so many times it just got ... » Learn More about This Time, Baby, I’ll Be Bulletproof (it’s a song)