Planes, Passion, and Purpose: Letting My Baby Grow Up

The only thing worse than teenage hormones is realizing that, in what will feel like the blink of an eye, the little monsters will be ready to fly the coop. Letting my little guy grow up has been...

How Shop Amazon Prime Day Like A Pro

As much as I always want to advocate the importance of shopping local and supporting brick-and-mortar stores, with budgets getting tighter and tighter, super sales events like Amazon Prime Day, Target...

Silly me, how could I expect my teenager to be on board with this?

 I am soooo sorry for the delay on a new post. Silly me, I thought my teenager didn't care what the hell I did or said.It turns out, he does. Me: Hey, buddy!  I am going to start my blog...

This is by far one of the greatest pranks I have ever pulled on my Australian husband

In honor of FTD's citizenship, I thought I would share one of my favorite funny stories from when I first brought FTD to the US to meet my family.  FTD, this Friday Funny is for you. I can't believe...

2025 UPDATE: Cancer, COVID, Coping, Coming Back to FTMAD

Now that we are back, I suppose I should explain where we went!In August of 2019, FTD was diagnosed with Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC). Needless to say, our world was turned upside down. He immediately...

We're BAAACCCCKKKKK!!!! It's Time For: First Time Mom And Dad the TEENAGE YEARS!!

Helllllllooooo!!!  We’re BAAACCCCKKKK!!!There is so much to say and tell you about!!First and foremost, what took us out of retirement?The teenage years. I. AM. NOT. OK!Like, at all.Ollie is 13 years...

10 Ways To Save Big On Kid's Things For Spring

For today's top 10 Tuesday, I'm sharing a few of my favorite tricks and tips to save big on kids' things for spring... and summer too!  1. Make a list: I learned early on that kids don’t...