I officially have an empty nest. Both of my metaphorical ‘baby birds’ have flown the nest and are happy and thriving right where they have both worked so hard to be. I have to say, now that I’ve stopped crying, the view from this momma’s nest isn’t half bad.
Let me first say that it took a…
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but college drop off is as heartbreaking as you imagined. It’s so cliché, but I blinked and poof… there we were trolling the isles of Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond looking for perfect college dorm essentials. Mind you, I do feel as though I drew the long straw, since according to my…
Senior year is almost over for my ‘practice kid’. My firstborn. The one who helped me figure out how to be a mom. As I wrap my head around the logistics of moving him into college across the country, there are so many things I want to do. So many things I want to say. So many things I want to share. And I’m…
I love holiday traditions and one of our family traditions is sending annual holiday cards to our friends and family. I also love receiving photo cards each year from friends and family, and seeing how their kids have grown, etc. Last year I was so impressed with Mpix, I decided to order our cards from them again this year.
I take tons of pictures &hellip…
School’s (almost) out for summer! (queue Alice Cooper!) Hallelujah… we made it to summer break people! We lived through another school year filled with endless projects, homework, test prep, morning madness, and don’t get me started on those lunches we lovingly packed every freaking day for our sweet angels. Our teachers are tired after months of field trips, testing, projects…
An open letter to my teenage son, from Mom:
As we wrap up another school year (7th and 11th grades), I can’t help but feel nostalgia, excitement, sadness and pride, all at the same time with my teenage boys. I mean from the time I became pregnant (all those years ago), I’ve been preparing them to become self-sustaining humans. I…
The Aussies just seem to get it right…. from their government, socialized medicine, education system, amazing flat white coffee, and don’t get me started on the sausage sarnies. Read why Sydney should be on YOUR bucket list…