Background: Last year in January (2013) my family flew from Philadelphia, PA to Fort Lauderdale, FL. “We” are made up of myself, my husband Bob and our (then 4 year old) daughter, Lily. Once we landed in Florida, we rented a car and drove to Miami where we spent the night at a hotel downtown … Read more
I had high hopes of posting this one yesterday for Throwback Thursday. But as is all too often the case, the day got way ahead of me and the post never happened. Until now. So here is my Throwback Thursday post, on Friday. The year was 1984. Big hair, larger-than-life video cameras and He-Man were … Read more
You know how the saying goes – “kids say the darndest things?” Good LORD is that true! Last week we had my niece overnight. Lily of course thought that this was pretty much the best thing EVER because when you’re 5 years old and your best friend cousin is sleeping over, that pretty much IS … Read more
Pretty close to the very second that the ultrasound tech told us our bundle of joy was a baby BOY, we started to accumulate every outfit under the sun and moon that has a firetruck on it. What we didn’t buy, people have gifted to us. Carter’s alone makes about 732 different firetruck themed onesies … Read more
Doesn’t it seem like just yesterday that I found out I was pregnant while on a cruise ship? And yet just like that, the weeks and months flew right on by. Before I knew it, we were saying goodbye to September and ushering in October. And with October, came Best Day of My Life #2. … Read more