Yesterday, the U.S. and about a third of the world’s other countries set their clocks forward by one hour, which will make the sun seem to rise later in the morning and hang in the sky longer in the evening. You are not alone in dreading it. It’s...
I recently did something very unlike me. I chose to take time off in the winter and just get away from it all. I normally reserve time off for warmer months, but I was kind of burnt out. I also realized I had not had a vacation where I did not do...
Yesterday my husband couldn’t find something in the refrigerator. Shocker: It was right up front, almost touching his corneas. I don’t understand why this is a thing that seems to span class and education level. Nearly every wife I have talked to...
Once in a while we try to go out to eat and do a family dinner on Sunday nights. With two teenagers that are very busy with their social lives, sports, school, activities we can be going in every direction. How yesterday went…… I...
I talk a lot about books. They are one of my favorite things. I will deprive myself and/or my family of a lot of things, but never books. I remember vividly being in a bookstore when my husband and I were first married and in our mid-20s. There was...
She had been having a hard time for days; Frustrated face, tears constantly threatening to brim her eyes. After several times of her answering “Nothing’s wrong! I’m just having a bad day for some reason,” I made a plan with her to take her ball and...
In the world of social media, especially on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, it’s not uncommon to come across numerous mom groups where parenting experiences are shared. However, amidst the camaraderie, there’s a growing trend of...
I am sure most of you, especially the long-time listeners, remember a few years ago when my Smokin’ Hot Wife Carla stumbled over a pair of shoes and broke her ankle. There is a mystery that surrounds the owner of the shoes that continues to this day...
Last year my daughter left home to finish her last two years of high school in a STEM academy at a university two hours away from us. I thought leaving her there for the first time would be the hardest thing I ever had to do. It was certainly tough...
I often envy the parenting style of the 80’s and 90’s. Helicoptering was never a thing I intended, and yet, sometimes, I feel like here I am. I’m not sure how I got to the point of thinking I had to micromanage all of my teenager’s plans...