How to Have a Crazy Sleepover
Have you ever wondered how to have a Crazy Sleepover? Better yet, do you even know what a Crazy Sleepover is? Unless you live in my house, probably not. The [More…]
Angola Balloons Aloft Hot Air Balloons
How did you start your morning today? We woke to a 6:30 a.m. alarm, jumped in the car, and headed to the annual Balloons Aloft event. My husband and I [More…]
Mile Marker 84: Proud Daughter of a Truck Driver
I grew up at Mile Marker 84, just off the Indiana Toll Road. Or at least, that is how my Dad always described the location of our home whenever anyone [More…]
Adding Feathers To My Empty Nest
My husband and I live in an empty nest. An empty nest. I’ve never given that phrase much thought, but lately it has been on my mind a lot. Empty – that [More…]
Hiking With Scarlett on the Colorado Trail
The Colorado Trail is a 471 mile hiking trail that stretches through the Colorado Rockies from Denver to Durango. It passes through seven national forests and six wilderness areas, crosses [More…]
My Guiding Light: Coming Home After School
Every day, when I came home from school, my Mom was at home waiting for me. It was a simple fact, like the sun rising in the morning. I never [More…]
Are You an Obsessed Grandparent? Take the Quiz!
#1 You live in an empty nest, but have a playpen, crib, or highchair in your house. Extra obsessed grandparents have all three. Give yourself one point for every item [More…]
New Year’s Eve and Broken Resolutions
Do you feel it? The promise of a New Year? What is it about turning the page on the calendar that makes so many of us downright hopeful? What is [More…]
Christmas Tree Sap
There we are, my parents and me, looking for a Christmas tree. I am ten, a skinny girl with waist-length hair (rarely brushed), and all legs and arms. [More…]
Top Ten Christmas Movie Quotes
As Christmas approaches our television sets are filled with Christmas movies. For better or worse, these movies have become a part of our culture, and I would bet, a part [More…]
