Summer is a fantastic opportunity to make new discoveries with your best friend. It is also a perfect time to let Chowder, this little shih tzu my kids adore, to finally get out of his castle and finally explore his kingdom. We got Chowder about a year ago. My kids have been bugging me about getting a pet. I have… View Post
I must have been living under a rock. Because when my father’s brother, who must be around sixty-two or something started talking about how his grandson had a wonderful laser tag party, I was seriously at a loss. For me, the entire birthday idea for a boy is having a super hero-themed party where the kids run around generally just… View Post
I am in awe at how fast my eight-year old regularly manages to make some of his jackets and school stuff simply vanish. It could be that newly-sharpened pencil, a baseball cap, that sock with the missing pair, or his favorite Spider Man jacket. Of course, I should have put kids name labels on all his school stuff and clothes,… View Post
The aroma of fresh coffee makes me miss my Papa so bad. (Of course, I won’t tell here – oops – that I was so embarrassed to ask the sales person if they still sell Jovan Musk for Men – Papa’s choice of scent. I prefer the coffee scent.) I miss waking up to the smell of his brewed coffee,… View Post
Spending two weeks in the hospital might have caused me to gain weight. I haven’t been eating as much, but stress must be causing me to gain those unwanted pounds. I cannot imagine how not eating can make you gain weight, but I have read somewhere that when your body experiences stress, the neuro-endocrine system, the network of glands that… View Post