Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, Little Bo Peep…I have fallen in love with all of the Toy Story characters over the years! Leading up to the release of the new movie, Toy Story 4, I wasn’t sure how I would feel about this new “toy”. It’s a crazy-looking, plastic spork (combination of a fork and spoon), with pipe cleaner arms and glued-on googly eyes. I had no idea how much I would relate to this silly…
Do you ever think back to being a kid and get flashes of moments in time? I was in middle school and as my birthday approached my daddy took me to the Service Merchandise store to pick out a few things. I remember putting a chalk board and colored chalk in the cart. As we started to walk by the jewelry counter, I knew what I wanted. It was a “Daddy’s Little Girl” charm I had seen many times before….
I’m a Florida girl trying to experience a day at the “beach” in Michigan. It’s where my husband grew up and the place my kids count down to visit. Family, memories, and snow. Only this visit was a little warmer. Cold by my standards but no snow. We drove to Lake Michigan. It was my very first visit to the lake. As I walked along the shore with my jacket on I noticed that there weren’t many shells. Picking up…
Excuse me, what time is it? How many of us look at our phones to get the time or our step trackers around our wrists? Old school clocks are becoming more and more of a dinosaur these days. But there is something nostalgic about clocks. I actually smile when I see a business that still has a good ol’ two-handed clock on the wall. When I stay at my husband’s grandparents house, I am in clock heaven. They have…
This is such a special time of the year as many students will take that walk across the stage to graduate. Pre-K, Kindergarten, high school…they can all be emotional. If you are there with your kids, please know I’m celebrating with you! This week, my goddaughter graduated from high school. I sat next to my best friend and her family as we anxiously waited for all of the students to enter the arena for the ceremony. As soon as Pomp…