

Mumbling Minions
I reached for the lever to drain the water out of the bathtub and heard my husband chuckling through the bathroom door. I was curious...


The Gucci Glasses
I was feeling optimistic, confident, and excited to spend the day in Chicago with my family. Traffic slowed as we neared the city which...

Skipping the Rules
The college admissions scandal dominated the news and media outlets this past week. Wealthy families paid a college placement specialist...


Stay the course
You would never know by looking out my window that we are supposed to “spring forward” this weekend. The recent sound of the snowplow...

How to have your BEST Valentines Day
My love for music causes me to act in ways some consider inappropriate....and by “some” I mean my teenage daughter. I can’t help that I...


The Words We Speak
Our youngest child, Madi, may be a spitting image of her dad and possess the wittiness of her mom but one thing she has that didn’t come...

The One Thing Your Spouse Cannot Do
It had been a long week and I was tired from all the work involved with holiday preparations. In my youthful naivete I used to think...


What will they say?
I sat at the red light and my mind wandered aimlessly while my eyes scanned the surrounding area. My thoughts snapped to attention when...


I Do All My Own Stunts
We boarded the ferry with excitement and anticipation as we headed back to our Honeymoon location – Mackinac Island, Michigan. Twenty...


Scrollitis
Like many Americans, I suffer from a chronic condition with side effects that can severely impact my everyday life. It’s more common...