Elizabeth

I should know better than to read the comments. But I was drawn like a moth to a flame, reading one and then the next and then the next, finding each more ignorant and cruel...

  6 years, 24 days 316 weeks, 3 days 2215 days 53,160 hours 3,189,600 minutes That's the amount of time that passed between our wedding and the birth of our twin daughters. It seemed like forever. Time crawls when you...

Yesterday morning my Facebook newsfeed was filled with friends tagging their brothers and sisters in old photos. Apparently April 10th is National Siblings Day. I grew up an only child in an era when it...

Last November I wrote about several items from Trader Joe’s that have really helped me to speed up and simplify cooking dinner on work nights. Blog readers and friends told me that they found my suggestions helpful, so...

It happened again. I was watching my 12 year old twins ride motorized animal scooters at Artegon Marketplace when two ladies sitting on a bench struck up a conversation with me. “Are those your...

My office is on the outskirts of what my mother would have called a "seedy" part of town. I drive through Parramore at just about the same time each morning. Over the last few months...

Whether you are hosting a Super Bowl gathering, going to one, or watching at home, here are some ideas to get the kids excited for the big game. Make team themed desserts: Here's a throwback photo to...

{{Our team was inspired by one of our fellow contributor’s posts, “No More New Year’s Resolutions – Just Choose One Word”, so we decided to share our selected words and the reasoning behind them...

Without a doubt, experience is the best teacher. My twin daughters are in sixth grade. Despite all the parenting books I’d read and the war stories I'd heard, I was ill-prepared for the drama of middle school. I...

GOT RESOLUTIONS? res·o·lu·tion /rezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/ noun plural noun: resolutions a firm decision to do or not to do something. synonyms: intention, resolve, decision, intent, aim, plan; commitment, pledge, promise January 1st. A clean slate. A pristine new year filled with possibilities. The year...

Our subdivision participates in the Nextdoor website. For those unfamiliar, Nextdoor is self-described as "a private social network for your neighborhood." Recent posts have included requests for recommendations for a lawn service and a handyman, and...

Few people are immune from the holiday trinity of overspending, overindulging, and over scheduling. But for introverts who get their energy by spending quiet time alone, the pace of the holiday season can be exceedingly draining. Introverts are not anti social. In fact,...

This quote popped up on my Facebook newsfeed today: IF YOU WAIT LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DINNER, EVERYONE WILL JUST EAT CEREAL. IT'S SCIENCE* At my house you can substitute "cinnamon toast" or "a bagel with cream...

If you throw your child a birthday party, she'll want goody bags to give her guests.* goody bag - noun a bag containing candy, small toys, or other gifts given to party-goers or attendees of an event;...

  It's late September and that can only mean one thing. It won’t be long until you hear the first faint strains of Christmas music at the mall. One moment you are browsing the summer...