Family Life

I usually only talk about food and travel here, but one area I have become a (somewhat reluctant) pro at is empty nesting.  Scratch that.  I am not a pro…

The holidays are coming and if you are like most families, you will probably end up with a house full of overnight guests.  Most guests are fine, but guests +…

A New Journey It has been said that life is a journey, not a destination.  A new journey brings forth hopes and fears, doubts and dreams, yet even the smallest…

  Dear Little Man: Today was the day I have been dreading for twelve years.   It may seem a little melodramatic (you know me, all drama), but I can…

“Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much…

I’d been dreading this day for weeks, but like a steam train advancing briskly along a track, it came anyway, whether I was ready or not.  Less than two months…

  I had not been ready to talk about this before, but one month ago, my Mom passed away.  She fought a courageous 16-month battle with cancer, brave until the…

We have come to the end of our journey with the People to People student ambassador program for 2014, but how does one offer gratitude for something that so profoundly…

My son starts school as a Junior next week.  Reflecting on his years of school thus far, and of the people who have come into our lives because of his…

My son is back from his People to People ambassador trip, and we are slowly settling back into our regular family routine.  He came home with lots of laundry, a…

On June 10th, Nick hugged us goodbye, grabbed his suitcase and backpack, and walked through security for the journey of a lifetime with 37 other delegates, to go to Scotland,…

This trip will change their life. I’ve heard this phrase several times over the past few months, a reference to how the People to People student ambassador program would change…