It feels like this month is flying by so quickly. It always feels hectic around the holidays, but this year seems more so than usual. Every year we get a real tree for our living room and decorate it with ornaments collected over the years. Well, I was startled awake...
I was in New York City last week doing the Christmas scene with my sisters and 12 million of my closest friends. It was fairly crazy. Actually; it was absolutely crazy. (I literally saw a rat jump on people in Times Square.) We rode the subway, walked 75,000 steps, ate...
We are in the heart of the holiday season which happens to be one of my favorite times of year, and this year with a 5-year-old, who loves all things Christmas, it certainly has made it extra special. She has been so excited about getting a tree, decorating, her winter...
I was in NYC with my family for this past weekend, and we did most everything - tourist-wise. Shopped, Broadway show, ate at great restaurants, subways, saw a rat jump on people (true story - in Times Square - freaked me out), walked a lot … Saw a lot of...
Any guesses on how long until one of them is overdrawn? I forgot how many life lessons happen in these teen years. We had a great example this past week when the kids got out of school early due to bad weather. Their father instructed them to go straight home,...
I’m headed to NYC for a long weekend with my sisters. I was thinking yesterday that I’ve been to NYC a lot over the years*. It’s Christmas there - all decorated, the big tree is being lit at the end of November, and everyone is filled with holiday glee. Awesome....
As I write this article, we are preparing for Thanksgiving. I look at this time, as a time to look back and focus on all the things that have gone right. A time to be thankful for what I have versus regretting what wasn’t accomplished or didn’t turn out as...
This week - Thanksgiving week - is crazy for me. I hosted a big group for dinner at my house from Washington County Hospital on Monday night and then my family on Thursday also at my house. You know, I like to do these things - I really do -...
My nephew, Tim, and I did the Des Moines Tweed Ride in Des Moines this last Sunday. It was cold, but the ride was very short so it was doable. A bunch of tweed wearing folk showed up, and we drank beer and raised money for Dogs for Vets (or...
A couple of weeks ago, Maleigha participated in the Iowa Arabian Horse Association show in Cedar Rapids. It happened to be a weekend that Rick and I were out of state, so she had to travel with friends from the farm and be responsible for herself and her horse. I...
