I was recently reading a book where the characters discuss their first memories. I don’t have a lot of early memories. The first really clear one I have; I would have been five years of age. That seems late, but I honestly can’t recall anything...
Mother’s Day did not go as planned. My own expectations mixed with an exhausted spouse only led to disappointment and an argument. I took the kids to lunch alone. I forgot to order my own meal. I cried in the restaurant bathroom. This was not how it...
Every year as Mother’s Day approaches, I see this pattern start popping up on Instagram and Facebook. Posts start to fill my feeds, questioning and asking who should be honored and celebrated on Mother’s Day. Is it the mothers who are...
I was on the phone recently with an old friend. As we were catching up, she was filling me in on her love life and a new relationship. Now, I’ve been married for 30 years, so I have not dated since the 90s. Listening to her talk about all the...
Several years ago, my husband Justin and I were in a Walmart parking lot – Birthplace of Many a Curiosity – when, in the next row over, we watched an old couple tumble down the steps of a Winnebego that looked to have that parking lot as...
The Sports Mom’s Guide to Health and Wellness. Being a mom to athletes is a full-time job onto itself. Between driving to practices, cheering at games, comps, meets, and making sure everyone’s gear is ready to go, your day to day...
My daughter is a senior in high school. Starting in spring break of her sophomore year, we began touring colleges. It has continued for the last two years. In that time, we have looked at 10 schools in eight different states and one in Canada. We...
I often get flack from my oldest girls, saying I make things so easy on the youngest. There are a lot of, “You NEVER would have said that to ME”s, and an equal amount of, “You would have SO made me do that”s. They don’t see as I see: That she is the...
As I’m writing this, sitting at a beach on spring break with my kids and husband that saying you only have 18 summers with your kids…. Hit me! Hard. We only have 2 more spring breaks left until my oldest will be in college and will want to go with...
I’m short. Five feet, one inch to be exact. However, I suspect I have started shrinking and I’m more like five feet on a good day. I come from a long line of short people. I remember going to a family reunion once. I was in maybe the seventh grade...