It’s that time of year again!  Time to sign my kids up for the AngelRide.  If you’ve followed me for a couple of years, then you know the AngelRide is a charity bike ride that earns money for The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Outreach Hospital Program (HOP). However, you may not know what […]

I started blogging before I knew what blogging was. Facebook has a “notes” function.  It must have been more prominent years ago, because somehow I found it.  When I wanted to tell a longer, funny story about my kids, or release some parenting frustration, I would write it up in the notes feature and then […]

42 is being the old experienced mom in your circle of friends.  The one with the advice and tricks of the trade.  The one who has seen almost everything a young kid can throw at you. But it’s also stumbling through being the mother of teenagers and young adults. And it’s realizing, with a bit […]

Once again I am blogging my way from A to Z as part of the 2015 April A to Z Challenge!  Come blog through the alphabet with me! Angels.  For some people the word conjures up images of heavenly glowing white creatures with feathery wings.  For others, angels are loved ones that have passed away […]

I’ve wanted to get solar panels for a long time.  But we spent 6 years moving around the country, so they weren’t feasible.  When we bought our current house in 2013, we knew it was going to be our home for a long time.  So I asked a company to come out and give us […]