I have been awaiting this moment for three years. More accurately, I suppose, I have been dreading this moment my entire life. For no...

Ten months ago, I booked our Summer 2020 summer trip. After our first successful (not to be mistaken with easy) family vacation last...

This was Miles' profound question to me earlier this evening as I was strapping him in his car seat after our walk. Of course, as any...

Today would have been my dad's 106th birthday. That's right, 106! It's hard to believe. My dad had his last-child, me, at 50 years old....

Today was our first non-school day, nearly three months after being quarantined. It probably should have been more exciting and...

I will not be writing my regular post tonight. I took the evening to have a very long (two and a half hours) and meaningful talk with my...

II've always found there to be a strong correlation between what you choose to wear and how your day turns out. Lately, there has been...

Graham and I think alike. When he broke down crying this afternoon, I knew that something was wrong. He is usually so even-keeled. I...

Today was a day of self-care for Mommy in the form of The New York Times (Sunday edition). There are few things I can think of that make...

Without meaning to be, my day turned out to be an impromptu science experiment. Those of you who follow me regularly know this has been...

Today was just about treading water. My goal was quite simply to get through the day. I accomplished that. Garin and I were up until...

Each day I wake up and tell myself that it's going to be a better day. Some days it works and some days it doesn't. Lately, it has been...

Need I say more? Those of you who follow my blog know how I feel about heat. I don't do anything over 85, which is why I am still asking...

In what scenario would anyone find going to the dentist exciting? I know! When you've been trapped in the house for three months on...

It was one of those Mondays. You know those Mondays. I have never liked Mondays. When we re-fashion the entire world, as Conventional...

Today was as quiet and uneventful as yesterday was action-packed, Thank goodness. We got up this morning and took a nice late-morning...

It was just ten days ago that I wrote the post, " We are Becoming Downright Boring and I am so Grateful!" That certainly didn't last,...

This week in 2015 we were still living in our old house on Patricia Avenue. Garin had just turned 7, the twins were 2 1/2 and Miles was...

Today was supposed to be a happy day. I suppose to some extent it was, but I found myself feeling a lot more sad than I had anticipated....

The best part of my day was this morning when I got to escape my lockdown facility. You know things are bad when the best part of your...

The first day back from a long holiday weekend, quarantine or not, is always challenging. When the kids were in school, it was a little...

Yesterday was a challenging day, to say the least. Today was the opposite. We had a lovely day of cooking, swimming, and a minimal...

Join Together. One of my favorite songs by The Who. I am listening to it as I sit by the pool. I am back under my umbrella today,...

I have to start this post by saying that I couldn't survive without Sirus XM Radio, quarantine or not. For some people it's coffee, or...