Over 50 years ago my grandmother was ironing in her living room. My mother, her oldest daughter, was at school and she was home with her youngest child, my aunt Cathy, a pr ...
As a lifelong reader and lover of all things literary, I was so excited when I came across the idea of doing a Very Hungry Caterpillar birthday party theme for my daughter. I star ...
I remember as a young girl standing in a church pew singing hymns and people watching. When the hymn was about going home to heaven or yearning for heaven I would watch as the old ...
Last summer (yes LAST summer) we hosted a pirate themed birthday for Davis, who was turning 6. Today if you ask him how old he is he will be sure that you understand that he is no ...
First it was the Beatles followed by James Bond, Coldplay, and Adele, not to mention the millions of us (yes I said us) who DVRed William and Kate’s wedding. (I’d also say Madon ...
Over 50 years ago my grandmother was ironing in her living room. My mother, her oldest daughter, was at school and she was home with her youngest child, my aunt Cathy, a preschooler. The story goes that my grandmother said to my aunt, “Please go play in your room.” To which little Cathy replied,...
As a lifelong reader and lover of all things literary, I was so excited when I came across the idea of doing a Very Hungry Caterpillar birthday party theme for my daughter. I started pinning things on my parties Pinterest board and it caught they eye of my friend Jo. She informed me that she...
I remember as a young girl standing in a church pew singing hymns and people watching. When the hymn was about going home to heaven or yearning for heaven I would watch as the older people nodded, closed their eyes and smiled or turned their face toward the ceiling with a faraway look in their...
Last summer (yes LAST summer) we hosted a pirate themed birthday for Davis, who was turning 6. Today if you ask him how old he is he will be sure that you understand that he is now six and a half. That half counts when your lifespan is as long as most of the items...
First it was the Beatles followed by James Bond, Coldplay, and Adele, not to mention the millions of us (yes I said us) who DVRed William and Kate’s wedding. (I’d also say Madonna counts but she only faked that British accent while she was Mrs. Guy Ritchie). Americans have always loved things that came...