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When I Was Little
Grandparents’ Day was chosen in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter to be the Sunday after Labor Day each year. In elementary school, we celebrate the whole week long…inviting grandparents to have lunch, spend some time with their grandchild at school and maybe even read a story. Second grade children are asked to do an interview …
It’s a Family Affair: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
We recently returned from our week-long family vacation visiting my brother Sean and his beautiful family in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was just the trip to take before school starts and we have to get back into routine. The Chapel Hill/Durham/Raleigh area is truly amazing, and we had the best time. Here are a …
Happy Birthday to my Tar Heel Dad!!
Happy Birthday Dad!! FIJI, up for anything, athlete and more. Last week my family visited my brother and his family in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We all had the pleasure of walking in my Dad’s footsteps visiting the campus where he got his undergrad at UNC Chapel Hill. It is a gorgeous campus full of history and TREES! …
BON ÉTÉ! LINKS TO MAKE YOU SMILE (part deux)!!
All in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything …
Birthday party pour deux (and me too)!
Summer means birthday bonanza in our family. July is like Christmas with several birthdays in a row. For the past two years, I’ve doubled the fun for my kids and combined their birthday parties. This year, I wanted to have their birthday party on MY birthday! After all, they were the very best …
Family Vacation: Rosemary Beach
The week before we arrived for our fifth year at Rosemary Beach, it had rained there a week straight. The Saturday we flew in, it magically stopped! Vacation weather is hit or miss…ours was luckily a hit! I spend my spare time fantasizing about travel. There are many European cities that I’m dying to explore…but we keep returning …
Bon été! Links to make you smile!!
“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ~Henry James A hilarious slideshow of parents putting sunscreen on their kids A summer feast that can’t be beat Six French inspired reads for the summer How to dress bohemian chic this summer This movie opens on my birthday and “I’m so excited!“ Oh those …
Cyndi Lauper: Still Unusual, Still Totally Fabulous!!
Cyndi Lauper is currently on her She’s So Unusual thirtieth anniversary tour. She turned sixty last week and has accomplished mountains in the last thirty years, having won countless awards…Grammy (with 14 nominations), Emmy, and most recently a Tony. What an unbelievably successful career! Cyndi is the first female artist to have four top ten singles on …
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Summer is happiness…woo hoo!
Ten Things I’ve Learned From My Dad
1. ALWAYS give great effort. This has become my Dad’s signature phrase and I love hearing him say it. It always inspires me to try harder no matter what I’m doing. 2. HOW to appreciate and tell the difference between deciduous and coniferous trees. My Dad grew up in Midland, Texas (were there are no “real” trees). When he went …
Happy Birthday Honey!!
Happy Birthday to my husband, Derek!! cyclist, Alabama fan, father and more! Derek is NOT a fan of The Steve Miller band (he likes XTC, Rush, Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Foo Fighters and more) but when I hear him rattle off all the places he’s lived, I can’t help think about this song: I went from Phoenix, Arizona All the way …