I just paid my taxes. This did not go the way I would have hoped. So, in the spirit of making sure I suck all the sunshine out of this...

One of the themes I have tried to reinforce to my kids over the years is around the lifetime of “firsts” that awaits them. We all have...

My son got his first college acceptance yesterday to the University of Pittsburgh. This was a well earned acceptance and he worked for...

My 8th grade daughter was talking with me tonight in the car. It seems like the car rides are when the best conversations with my kids...

Teen car- sleeping was not as blissful as this but this rendition will have to do. I haven’t written in a while. I think about it every...

“Feelings…nothing more than feelings.” Ok – that title is definitely showing my age (again) but as my son would say, “that’s the deal,...

When my kids aren’t with me, I try to stay as connected to them as possible. I find funny videos or stories and text them links. Or try...

It’s like chicken soup (kitchen) for the soul. This week, I took my son and a friend to an area soup kitchen to do some volunteer work...

I’m looking to also downsize to a small parcel of land with just a couch. My daughter and I were catching up on the two shows we watch...

My mother had open heart surgery this past week. Nothing snaps you out of the self pity associated with job uncertainty, divorce,...

Love. Whatever type of leader or person is associated with the quality of decisiveness – well, I was not that person today. After several...

When else am I going to be able to use an image like this? It’s a mother, not a father, but we do have the same hair. I feel like the...

We moved in 2006, only a couple of miles away, but to what felt like a completely different neighborhood. My son was in kindergarten and...