Aug. 6, 2012
12:01 a.m.
Today is the day! After loads of planning and lots of hard work, I’m proud to launch my new website: Grab the Good. This site is the next step in my writing journey and contains the history of my former blog, Butterflies and Mud Pies, on...
July 27, 2012
12:01 a.m.
After an accidental puppy bite in his ear, last year's summer sled/bike/gravel incident and last night's shenanigans, I'm certain Finn will likely entertain us each year with some bizarre injury. Here's the scoop:There were nine children in my basem...
July 23, 2012
12:01 a.m.
The last two weeks have been a blur. What started off as a routine mammogram; a 40th birthday present from my gynecologist, turned into an odyssey of anger, fear and extreme compartmentalization (a super power that I was unaware that I possessed, un...
July 19, 2012
12:01 a.m.
Sometimes I wonder if I'll truly lose my kids to technology. At any given time, you'll find them tapping away in some sort of off-road race, dragon-slaying, virtual cake baking, listening to tunes or pseudo-texting their friends. This is most ...
July 18, 2012
12:01 a.m.
I realize that this idea is nothing new, but if you've never grilled fresh summer peaches and topped them with vanilla ice cream, you're missing out! Mike and I have been making this seasonal dessert for as long as I can remember; way before we had ...
July 16, 2012
12:01 a.m.
The summer months are bank account drainers around here, whether we want to save or not. Between endless activities requiring convenient meals, costly outdoor excursions and kids that seem unable to stop eating, I have been searching for ways to sav...
July 13, 2012
12:01 a.m.
If you asked about my future writing plans, the last thing I'd expect my answer to include would be the new Katy Perry movie, Katy Perry: Part of Me. Earlier this week, I took the girls and their friends (and the boy - I'm sure not sure what t...
July 12, 2012
12:01 a.m.
Finn's baseball season ended last night and it's bittersweet. While I know we're all ready for some free summer evenings around here, it's been so much fun watching him learn the game and get better along with his young teammates from the sidelines....
July 11, 2012
12:01 a.m.
I love the Indigo Girls, so naturally, this Galileo quote is a favorite, too:(I found this on Tumblr from member "saywhatnow".) For those of us that choose to find the good in every day, even when it's dark and scary, this always rings true. My days...