Today I’m showing you a quick, fun DIY project that will spruce up your holiday season. Plus, I’ve got an announcment about my story in the Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas book. Lets’ start with how easy it is to make cute, festive gift tags out of Christmas cards. (If I can [Read More]
Middle School Chronicles: A Summer in Quarantine
I’m pleased to welcome my daughter Sydney to the blog today. Sydney is an 8th grader who wrote the post below about her summer in quarantine. When she’s not writing, Sydney enjoys playing ice hockey, strumming on her ukulele, and baking. Welcome Sydney! “Middle school is easy,” said no one ever. The constant social issues, [Read More]
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When Lint Attacks
It is the bane of my existence. Not taxes. Not second grade Everyday Mathematics homework. No, LINT. I don’t know about your house, but black lint is everywhere in my hallowed halls. It started a few years back when my son decided to wear black Nike crew socks. For whatever reason, those black crew socks [Read More]
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Stuff Brought Home from Summer Camp
It’s the last few weeks of summer and the kids’ summer camp is winding down. I can’t help but reflect on the things my kids have brought home from camp. My ten-year-old son brought home nothing. But my six-year-old daughter brought home 82,349 crafts and little gems like this: In case you are not fluent [Read More]
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Why Motherhood Is Hard
It’s not the sleepless nights, whether that’s because you have a teenager out with his friends or a newborn who only sleeps 2 hours at a time. It’s not the worrying. Will my child’s best friend be kind to her today? Will my son make the baseball team? No, motherhood is hard because of summer [Read More]
