Today is my birthday.  My wonderful friends and family wished me an awesome, blessed, fabulous, fun, fantastic day.  Even the Illini gave me...

Like you don't know?  I'm trying to stay stress free, but it's not so easy. I'm using this time to teach my children about t...

This was a project we first did last year on Thanksgiving and we're going to repeat it this year.  It was very popular and so easy to do...

Last week I posted some ideas for unique Christmas gifts for women you can find on Etsy .  This week I found some cool items for the man in ...

At the risk of looking really old, I've been thinking back on my high school days in the '80s.  It's September now, and I'm ...

A friend of mine lost her teenage son to leukemia today.  I haven't spoken to this friend - ever.  I've never met her in person.  Ye...

Last night three of my very dearest gal pals enjoyed a fun night at Applebees courtesy of a certificate one of us received to celebrate the...

Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting the parents of one of my dearest friends.  My friend is one of the kindest people I have ever met...

Well, not exactly.  Today I visited a very busy mall the day after Black Friday with two eight-year-old girls, my daughter and her friend.  ...

Although it's always special to spend time with friends and family feasting on turkey and joining together, sometimes it's hard t...

It's not going to happen this year.  I am not going to run like a mad woman doing for the sake of doing.  I will have a meaningful holid...

While in other places fall is well underway, in the desert it takes a little longer to feel fall.  This year for us fall actually coincided ...

A couple of weeks ago when the kids were on Fall Break, Kentster took them to the Arizona State Fair.  Yes, the State Fair here is in Octobe...

O.K., I'll admit it.  I'm a soap opera junkie.  I come by it honestly.  I can remember being 4 years old watching Vicki on "One...

My kids are so lucky to be close.  Close in age, close in size, close in time spent together.  They share many of the same interests, like h...