I’m baaaaaack! Miss me? In case you hadn’t noticed (don’t worry, I’ll try not to let my feelings get hurt), I was a bit off the grid for much of the past week. We made the long drive from Florida to the mountains of western North Carolina for my husband’s niece’s wedding. We left on…
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Blogging for Good: Food for Thought
As some of you may recall, childhood hunger is something I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about lately. I hate that it took TV to get me motivated to Be the Change, but it did. I’ll never forget the powerful series of reports “60 Minutes” did on my Central Florida community late last year…
I’m a Big Kid Now
Sorry friends, but you’re going to get the obligatory first-day-of-school post. But I promise cute pictures like this: Clearly I’m biased, but c’mon with that face. Could she BE any more excited (said in Chandler Bing’s voice)? This wasn’t just any first day — it was the first day of PreK. Know what that’s short…
Growth Spurt
Before you have kids and people tell you things like, “Kids are expensive,” you nod your head and pretend you know what they’re talking about. But you have no clue until you actually have one. Sure, you anticipate the big expenses — medical care; daycare costs; diapers as babies, Pull-ups as toddlers, then an unlimited…
An Old-Fashioned Baby Shower
When I found out my friend/colleague/occasional babysitter/lunchtime gym trips training partner/social media mentor/frequent therapist Katy was growing a baby bug in her belly, I had several thoughts: a) YIPPEEEEEE!!!! They’re going to make amazing parents b) Finally! Someone local to pawn off, er, I mean, lovingly pass on all my old maternity clothes and baby…