WIFE • MOM • WRITER • SPEAKER
Our new entryway turned out pretty well a few months ago. It’s organized, colorful, and a big part of my morning exit strategy.
But, on my last visit to Home Depot, I spotted the perfect finishing touch — a brown striped door mat. The color was perfectly …read more
Thanksgiving has been a family affair at our house for the last several years. Since the girls were diagnosed with gluten allergies, it’s just been easier to keep them safe from my own kitchen. You know, if hosting Thanksgiving dinner for 15 can be considered easy in any way.
I have …read more
It’s been a crazy month around here — starting with a few minor colds and ending with a sprained ankle and scarlet fever. (Yeah, that’s apparently still a thing!) We’ve been to the doctor, the walk-in clinic, and urgent care already this month.
It could have been a very expensive October, …read more
I absolutely adore Halloween and the entire fall season, but not for the same reason as my kids. In fact, I kinda hate all the things about the holiday that they seem to love. Trick-or-Treating annoys me. Costumes make me crazy. And, Jack-O-Lanterns? Ick!
Carving pumpkins makes me squeamish. It’s messy, …read more
We’re raising 3 geeky girls around here.
They watch Doctor Who. They read maps for fun. They watch science shows on weekends. So, I’m always looking for ideas to give them the science they crave with the fun kids love. Enter home science experiments.
The girls love their annual science fair, …read more
Yesterday, I bought my Halloween candy for our trick-or-treaters. This is not the first candy I have bought through the Halloween season, nor will it be the last. You see, I’m kind of obsessed with Halloween candy.
Pumpkin shaped chocolates, Autumn-colored wrappers, candy corn, caramels. Oh, the caramels — wrapped around …read more
I hear a lot of people talk about switching to laminate or hard wood flooring to control allergies. It was kind of a bonus for me, when replaced the carpeting downstairs a few years ago.
But it turns out the carpet may have actually been helping.
Yes, carpet traps dust mites, …read more
The witches have taken over and set up their factory right inside the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis!
This year, the Museum Guild invites you to tour the Wicked Workshop — don your hard hat and explore the factory, from the Witchkins’ entrance to the packing room.
Don’t forget to take a break …read more
I don’t know why they call this stuff Party Mix. I think it should be called Eat It All Day, Every Day Mix. After all, it’s actually kinda healthy, and the fall season just screams for it!
This is one of the only things I missed when we went gluten free. …read more
Last week, the tween wasn’t feeling well. She had a bit of a sore throat but no fever, and it seemed to come and go. On Friday night, she broke out into a strange rash over her eye. We were a little freaked but assumed it was some sort of …read more
