A big sigh. It’s January 7, and I’m finally able to spend some time looking back on the past year and peeking around the corner at the months to come. Today the house is looking somewhat bare and empty with just the English bulldog and little old me at home. Everyone...

It’s nearly time. The lead up to Christmas is a bizarre concoction of fun, stress, shopping, laughter, baking, parties, caroling, and much eating of rich food. And now it’s Christmas Eve. It’s nearly time. I’m convinced I’m now the biggest kid in my family. The teens...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, don’t you think? We have snow, it’s chilly to say the least, the mall is a zoo, and the calendar is filling quickly. Overwhelming? You bet, but not necessarily in a stressful , wigged-out way… I’m overwhelmed with the good...

Oh my goodness, Christmas is creeping up. Stealthy and sure, it happens every year- just when I think I’m going to be hyper-organized and take December in easy, gliding steps, I find myself festively free-falling. How are you faring? Really well, I hope. I’m trying to...

One thousand, to be exact. At this “most wonderful time of the year” (tra-la-la), most of us have gifts on the mind. Some are stressing about suitability, others are anxious about affordability, and there’s no escaping the constant bombardment of gift options...

Allow me to introduce to you my very dear friend, Christa. She has just taken a giant step in launching a website highlighting her passion: photography. Busy wife and mother of two adorable munchkins, Christa has discovered a love and an incredible talent, which has...

This Fabulous Friday is short and sweet…. rather like yours truly 🙂  With festive food on the horizon, I want to take a moment for the CUPCAKE before it’s replaced with sugarplums and candy canes. And have I got two scrumptious cupcake recipes for you! Unfortunately,...

My middle one passed his driving test this morning and can now officially go solo in the car. I’m so incredibly proud, yet a part of me is freaking out just a little. It’s not the thought of him driving out there in the big ol’ world all by himself- I know he’s a good...

Oh my, here we are just SIX months away from The Big Day in Montreal! It’s so crazily exciting- even with Charlotte being over 2,000 miles away, we manage to burst into hysterical moments of wedding joy thanks to Skype, phone calls and texting (with emoticons- they...

I apologize in advance for the gross factor in this post. I am not a fan of PHLEGM per se, but it’s integral in my story (unfortunately) and so I’m bound to mention it. During our recent visit to Oregon, we stayed at a fantastic hotel in Portland for a couple of...