My lifetime obsession with bargains is somewhat genetic.  My mother has never met a yard sale she didn't like.  From the time I was very young, I can recall stalking rummage sales on the day before when the volunteers were hard at work tagging the goods.  She usually had some believable excuse that got us…

Today I dropped Whitney off for 2 1/2 weeks at Camp Arcadia, in Maine.  We've spent the last week or so gathering things for her time at camp, and this morning we finally packed the car for the long-awaited trip up to Casco.  Her taggie and baby blanket were carefully tucked into the top of…

Grief is the price we pay for love. - Queen Elizabeth II Gordie lost his father 14 years ago, on July 8, 1998.  My children are in Vermont for a few days, and my mother-in-law took this touching photo of them surrounding the gravestone belonging to the grandfather they never knew.  I never met him…

NO, I did not make this darling list on this cute chalkboard with these fun painted chairs!  It does, however, make me pause and realize how quickly summer comes and goes.  July 1 is upon us, and there is so much fun to be had.  I feel as if we are just now settling into…

Summer will arrive officially at 1:15 today when school gets out.  Over the last year, my older two children have turned into voracious readers.  Hadley loves reading too, and I am lucky that she still fits on my lap to cuddle up to read aloud.  One of my favorite outings as a child was to…

Yesterday we had "Fun Finale" at my daughter's school.  This special day marks the end of third grade.  Next year, she will move over to Proctor School for grades 4-6.  I am in awe of the fact that I will have a 4th grader in September. At the end of yesterday's event, the principal gave…