We have the fortune of living near the beach. This is still new to me, so while I go a lot, I'm not always as savvy about it. Last year when it got warm I couldn't get our sprinkler to work. As I lay there sweating, it hit me-we live at the shore! We dug out the bathing suits and beach toys, threw ... Read More about It’s April. I mean, just sayin’

Summer weather and spring break makes everyone get along better.Thanks for coming to the circus. Cheers! ... Read More about Wordless Wednesday

I was going to write today about how much seasonal allergies suck. Then I turned on the morning news and read, "25 dead, 4 missing" and I lost all sense of focus on anything else.I have no logical reason to feel the way I do about West Virginia. I was educated there, but not born or raised. Yet, I ... Read More about The Real Tragedy in West Virginia

I used to love to cook. I relished the role of housewife before I had children. I would arrive home from work most nights ready to spend hours in my kitchen with a glass of wine, a good knife, a pile of random ingredients and my imagination. My husband (used to a life where tuna casserole and ... Read More about Sick to death of chicken nuggets and mini-carrots!