We have a plethora of blue skies here in the desert. Dave and I joke that our weatherman has an easy job. Most days he just points to a chart with blue sky with a yellow ball placed firmly in the center of it. So we get all giddy when thunderclouds come in. The smell…
Claire finished her soccer season. Love those girls she’s played with for so many seasons now. Max finished his club volleyball season. Dave and I have had so much fun watching him gain so much confidence on the court. Oh man we love this sport. …and love these crazy, good boys too. Birthday lunch with…
I started the gluten-free thing this week. On Monday I thought I just may shrivel up and die. Although this plan has been a long time in the making, I was still completely unprepared and had NO idea what in the world I was going to eat to survive. Part of the problem was that…
(I accidentally posted this on top of a post the other day so here it is with a couple additions.) For those who care about my fascination with my six-year-old daughter’s artwork, here’s her latest…When I look at her stuff I am mesmerized because I have so many questions. What gave her the idea to…
We have some friends who just moved to the desert from the heart of New York City. They came to visit last month and we sat around and picked their brains about life in the big city with their three kids. There is so much of me that craves the big-city life. There is so…
Putting up Christmas I usually think pulling out the Christmas stuff is drudgery. There is so much to shuffle and move…and I usually do it all by myself. But this year the kids begged to pull the decorations out early…and promised to help the whole time. Which, surprisingly, they actually did. And while they did…
My cousin Kara made this chicken corn chowder for us at book club a couple months ago and I’ve been craving it ever since. So I made it for Halloween night instead of our traditional taco soup. And it was a hit. I even got pumpkin bread bowls to make it extra festive. Let’s just…
Years ago my parents came up with “groups” for the grandkids. Group #1:(Let’s pretend they are all in the same picture with their arms around each other for that one…) Group #2: Group #3: Group #4: I love that these guys had a little welcome sign when the families trickled in one by one. Group…
At the beginning of each school year I have what I like to call my “honeymoon stage” with our new schedule. It’s when all the hustle and bustle of the “extracurricular monster” has yet to work his sneaky fingers into all the nooks and crannies of life and we mosey along smoothly getting to what…