Fascinating photo, right? But stop & take a minute to read this post despite the ugly photograph. This is a picture of a crack in my fender above my front tire on the drivers side. Earlier this week I was driving home after dinner with a dear friend when an idiot decided to sideswipe my …read more
The One Place That Has Taken Me the Longest to Call Home
I had a revelation as I was driving to the grocery store earlier this week thinking about my 3rd born. His 10th birthday was a few days ago and we moved to Lemont when I was 8 months pregnant with him. That means we have lived in Lemont for 8 years {I know what you’re …read more
How I Saved My Sanity in the Laundry Room
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen the picture above already. I decided it would be fun to share a little more info as to how I maintain my sanity as the main laundry lady for my family of 6, tackling the endless piles of clothes that end up in our dirty …read more
Logan Manor Black Friday
Since 2004, Logan Manor has been our home. Even when we lived in North Carolina for 2 years, we still owned her while a few friends took care of her. In those 9 years, she has survived plenty of little disasters but nothing like what took place 4 days ago. At 1:00 am on Black …read more
Amaryllis :: The Two Season Flower
Did you know that the Amaryllis brings joy during two seasons? In the spring, their leaves burst forth from the thawed winter ground. The first green thing we see in our yard for months are the Amaryllis leaves. Someone told me that these flowers are called “naked ladies”. The term comes from the plant’s pattern …read more