I’ll get back to my regular posting next week, but for now I’m enjoying time with my family on vacation. We went to Mount Vernon among other places and it’s been fun. I hope you are squeezing every last moment out of summer!

It’s July 14, and not only is it Bastille Day in France (technically la Fête nationale or le 14 Juilet), but France is playing in the World Cup finals tomorrow. In honor of these two momentous events, I’ve put together a roundup of creative ways […]

I’m still working through my concussion issues, so in honor of this holiday, I’m posting one of my favorite sketches on International Relations from Studio C (a clean, family friendly comedy sketch show).

National Scrapbook Day is Here! It’s National Scrapbookind Day! That means there will be all kinds of fun challenges, crops and activities to help you get your scrap on. I’ve complied a list of some of my favorite digital vendors/shops with Freebies, challenges and contests […]

For me, Spring always brings a sense of renewal and hope as we begin to sees trees and flowers awakening after a long, cold winter. This time of year our family celebrates Easter. We try to do any fun stuff (egg hunts, candy) on Saturday […]

Throw Back Thursday is a bit different this week. I thought this had been scheduled to post in the fall….and it didn’t. So here it is today. Enjoy. *********** November 16, 2017 We haven’t moved yet. It was nearly Halloween before the relocation company got […]

Surprise! It’s not the pretty lights on the featured photo. No, as much as I wish I had lovely lights strung around my home. This is a real-life check. We’re more than a week into January, and yep, Christmas decorations are not yet put away. […]

  This post used to be titled, “Why I Won’t Be Taking My Autism Spectrum Children Back to Universal Islands of Adventure” I generally try to be pretty positive, and I realized my post and title were not at all positive.  So I’m rewriting this […]

Happy Easter everyone! I am grateful on this day to celebrate the Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  I know that because the Savior died on the cross and then took up his body again after three days, Death has no permanent claim upon us.  […]

Well, I tried to make a nice meal for my family for Valentine’s Day. Yeah, not so much. I know not every recipe I try will be a hit, but it is kind of insulting when without one word of thanks, people get up and […]