Really Old
We make the kids watch really old movies…it’s Friday Night Flicks here and we are forcing them to watch the 1985 teen comedy Better Off Dead. I mean, who doesn’t want to know exactly the right tone of voice to Read More …
Tag: parents
Here Today
Sometimes, it feels like retail shops are here today and gone tomorrow. It happens all the time. It is unfortunate. Owners have to start with a good plan, then create a great brand focused on customers, offer a unique selling Read More …
Memories
Throughout our lives, the best things we have are memories. Our childhood, family events, moments with friends and later, our spouse and our children. Certainly as we age, remembering becomes more dear, but even our children hold on to theirs Read More …
Top This
Tonight we watched a fun little – yet emotional – movie about life, families and summer memories. The middle child in the movie, who is probably about 8, is so excited to write about what he did on his summer Read More …
Fighting Over the Dishes
If you grew up with at least one sibling, you probably spent countless nights fighting over the dishes. As the oldest, I was allowed the choice of what I preferred to do: wash, dry, or put away. As if those Read More …
If You Could Be
If you could be anything you wanted to be…What would you be? A superhero? A super villain? A CEO? A leader? A follower? A supermodel? The mayor, governor, senator, president? If you could choose to do anything and if you Read More …
Trendy and Classic
I am in the process of picking out finishes for a renovation in a bathroom and a kitchen. Shopping a lot online and there are many ways to sort and filter the finishes, the equipment and the accessories. One of Read More …
Proud Parents
No matter what the occasion, from baby’s first smiles, steps and words to graduations, weddings and grand-babies being born – there are bound to be proud parents smiling, crying and saying thank you. Why are they thankful? I can only Read More …
I’m Not Your Mother
It may be tempting to say…”I’m not your mother” and be able to walk away; however, true moms, moms of the heart, through and through, deep into their soul, cannot walk away. Of course, I am not thinking of anything Read More …
Kids Today
I hear it all the time. I have heard it since I was a kid. Our piano tuner said it to my husband and I just the other day. I have even, maybe once or twice, muttered it under my Read More …