The colors of spring are so vibrant right now! I just love walking through our backyard to see the tulips, peonies, and rhodies blooming. And while getting up early for work has never been easy, it puts a smile on my face to hear the birds chirping their lovely…
Hello friends! I just wanted to take the opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas! Decorating some sugar cookies has been on my to-do list for the past three weeks, and I finally got to it now that I am on Winter Break. Thanks to my neighbor who wanted to…
Yesterday we had snow and ice and school was cancelled. So what did I do on my day off? I made a cheesecake. Why go outside in the freezing rain (literally–it came right after the snow) and try to build a snowman in 1/2-inch of snow? I think I’ll take…
My younger sister had her baby boy a few weeks ago. I haven’t been out of the “baby stage” for that long (my youngest is 3), but as I was holding this tiny baby, I had such a hard time picturing my kids when they were that young–even though their…
Decorating sugar cookies puts me in my happy place. There’s just something cathartic about making and decorating your own creations. In my previous life, a.k.a. BC–before child, as my in-laws say, haha–I would spend hours with multiple colors and design combinations, spending up to a whole Saturday decorating cookies. However, because I now…
My son turned 2 about a month ago, and when I was planning his party, I told myself I was going to go easy. Nothing too time-consuming, just keep it simple. I kept telling myself this because last year, for his 1st birthday, I spent a lot of time planning…
When I was a kid, 4th of July was one of my favorite holidays. Not only did my sisters and I get to stay up past 9 P.M. (which was a rare treat), but we had a chance to play with sparklers and pop pop snappers (the ones you throw on the…
There are many times where I imagine what my 18-month-old son is saying. Like when he’s walking around with his favorite car in his hand, saying, “Da dumm sweum shuew dadadum.” And I respond, “Why, yes, your car can go really fast.” Or when he asks a question, (which is easy to tell,…
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