Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Molly and I sported our game day colors yesterday as we flew through Detroit on a somewhat spontaneous Thanksgiving adventure. Having never flown on Thanksgiving Day, we were both shocked by how smoothly our trip to New Jersey went. Our biggest struggle turned out to be the spotty WiFi on both our flights, which made [...]
One of my favorite Halloween memories is of the time I took my two-year old son Charlie trick or treating and he thought every costumed person we saw was the real thing. Imagine waking up from your afternoon nap and finding Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles walking up and down your very own street! And [...]
It’s not my best work, but my giant Cat in the Hat Pumpkin tickled me anyway. Because, even as I wrestled felt pieces into passable eyeballs and whiskers, my oldest son Charlie was also channeling Dr.Seuss in his home, nearly 1000 miles away. Oh the places they’ll go! And the homes they'll make! And the [...]
The Great Pumpkin rolled up to our house Monday afternoon. At first, we weren't sure what to do with such a famous and unexpected guest. At 162 pounds, he dwarfs the very reasonably sized pumpkin that has already made our front porch his home. You read that right. We have a 162-pound porch pumpkin, and [...]
Normally, I get a little salty about Christmas in July. I love Christmas and I love July and I like to enjoy them both as thoroughly as I can. Never the twain shall meet, especially as July starts to wane and I get a little panicky that summer is going to leave me before I've [...]