“I don’t want to practice anymore.” My son had just got hit in the head by the soccer ball and I could tell it hurt. A few seasons ago he took a bad hit to the head, and since then he has been scared it would happen again. Today, at practice, his fear came true.…

Summer has ended and fall is officially here! At least that’s what the calendar says.   If you are in the south, you know fall doesn’t really ever arrive. Sure, we do our best to make it happen. We buy the pumpkins, drink pumpkin spice lates, wear sweaters when temperatures drop to 80 degrees, and…

“Flight Attendants, prepare for take-off.”   I was flying back home from a work trip in North Carolina. Legs crossed, faintly hearing how to use an oxygen mask, I start praying I get home safely. The airplane noise sounded just like the white noise I sleep with. Strange how the same noise that can calm…

Have you ever had an allergic reaction to something? This weekend as we were watching football, my daughter wanted to try my cashew, dairy free ice cream. She took 1 small bite and with a look of disgust said,  “That’s gross!”   Well, more for Mommy! I thought to myself.   Before a minute went…

A storm came through a few days ago and blew our pool cover off. I didn’t notice this happened until a few days later. What once was clear water, now was covered in leaves. This is going to take a while to clean.   Looking at the dirty water, I realized this is what happens…

A few years ago, my Grandma gifted me with her antique china set. When it came time for us to move, I wanted to make sure the set wouldn’t break. I found some newspaper and individually wrapped each piece – there were A LOT of pieces. Once everything was tightly boxed up, I wrote “FRAGILE,…