It’s that time of the year with less than three weeks to go until the Valentines Day holiday and everywhere we see ❤️ shaped everything. Erasers Chocolates Jewelry Bacon Beef jerky Door decorations Pretzels – the soft Philly kind Dog Read More …
It is ultimately true that our connections matter more than the fleeting moments, yet it doesn’t stop us from filling our lives with little meaningful, snippets like the: 2 minute conversation, reminiscing with a mom who has her young children Read More …
It is the last day of Christmas break for our college student and seriously, the last 3 days have been probably the best ever…my friends of college students, past and present may have experienced this, but this is a first Read More …
Any day is a good day to celebrate new things but every year, our society chooses to recognize the first day of the year. It is just a symbolic day but one that was selected through math, science and time. Read More …
Whoever said it is never too cold may have been thinking something else. Maybe they were talking about beer. Maybe they were talking about the ice in the hockey rink. Maybe they lived somewhere colder than where we are now. Read More …
This Christmas, I do hope that you have everything and more than you really need…which is the category where I think most of us fall. It was fun to watch the kids open their presents and see their faces. Some Read More …
As we close in on the last couple of days before Christmas, we start our annual tradition of decorating the tree. Up until now, it has been just fresh evergreen and aromatic; now it is filled with twinkle lights and Read More …
What do you do when you don’t love the substitute? I mean, every one knows that the real thing is better. Coke vs. Diet Coke. (Had to, it’s their slogan, or was anyway…) Butter vs. olive oil (I don’t particularly Read More …
The count down to the holidays start with weeks of planning…it always seems like we have more than enough days then hours left, until – just like that – it is over. There is always great anticipation, a little bit Read More …
In our home and all of our family, we have an age old tradition where we say grace and then finish with a sing-songy affirmation of how we love everybody around the table. My grandmother started this (probably my grandfather, Read More …