One of my favorite memories from last year was seeing Bryan Adams in concert. I’ve loved his music since I first heard “Straight From the Heart” at a middle school dance. When his Reckless album was released in the 80s, I listened to that cassette tape with the hits “Heaven“, “Somebody” and “Summer of ’69” thousands [Read More]
Ten Things I Love about my Ten-Year-Old
This week my son turns ten years old. I can’t believe it. I am officially one of those old mothers who crows, “It goes by so fast!” and “He’ll always be my baby!” In honor of his tenth birthday, I present ten things I love about my ten-year-old son, Will. 1. He rocks socks with [Read More]
Parenting Classes That I Wish Were Offered
Remember when you found out you were going to be a parent? You signed up for classes on bathing your newborn, breastfeeding, installing a car seat, etc. Well, here are the parenting classes that I wish were REALLY offered. These would have been so useful! How to buy birthday presents for 9-year-old boys. In this [Read More]
I’ll take a slushee and a side of hockey greatness
My husband and son both LOVE hockey. They can spout statistics about their favorite players and teams the way I can spout the lyrics to the Scooby Doo theme song. A few weeks ago we attended a local hockey game. During the first intermission, my son, Will, 8, got to scrimmage on the ice with [Read More]


