While I Am Waiting
Where are we going today? my two young daughters asked. I struggle to explain social distancing to my five year old. As the days stretch on, I yearn for a meani...
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Celebrating Maison McCauley’s Second Anniversary
“One day you will look back and see all along you were blooming.” Morgan Harper Nichols This week, I am celebrating the second anniversary of my blo...
Our Refrigerator’s Last Cry
Picture from Abt Appliances When we returned from vacation last week at eleven o’clock at night, my husband opens the door and calls out “Amy, you need to come ...
Pretty Papers and Ribbons To Keep You From Singing The Gift Wrapping Blues
The holiday gift wrapping is now in full swing in my house, but as I looked through old Christmas pictures to find some photos of some pretty package ideas to s...
Happy Holidays
Today I celebrating with family, so I am taking the day off. My girls and I are having fun decorating for Christmas. I will be back writing next week so come b...
Change Is In The Air
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” F. Scott Fitzgerald When I showed up in the carpool line with the double stroller in th...
And The Winner Is…
Comment Number 5: Shayla To keep it as fair as I could I had my husband help me draw the lucky winner. Thank you to everyone who left a comment and to each of y...
Hope After Hurricane Harvey
My heart just sank and tears began to well up in the corner of my eyes as I watched the local news coverage of Hurricane Harvey. Houston is my hometown it’...
Getting Away For A Little While
Have you ever vacationed somewhere far away where the customs and rhythm of life were very different? Taking a vacation is not always rhythm changing. I have de...
Happy 4th of July
When you live somewhere for a long time you tend to just take for granted all of the local saying and the traditions that just come with residing in a certain p...