Thanksgiving was a wonderful day. The boys were so excited to spend the day and Grandma and Grandpa’s house, eat turkey and watch more holiday movies. AJ had been talking about Thanksgiving every night before bed for about a week and was glad to finally get to tell everyone "I Love You! Happy Thanksgiving...

I’ve spent the first 6 weeks of my baby’s life thinking about work – housework, homework, my work. In order to get anything done, I’ve had to either push the limits of human sleeplessness or spend hours bouncing up and down like a jackie-in-the box, popping that pacifier back in Jonas’ mouth, cajoling...

This post has been an extremely long time in coming. I’ve opined and gone on work-related tangents for the last couple of months and have completely lost sight of why I began writing here in the first place. Thus, I've included an excerpt from my original post as prelude to refresh the memory. For...

My 20 year high school reunion was last weekend. I had mixed emotions about going but had been looking forward to seeing my friends from Vegas and catching up with people. I had lost touch with so many people over the years and was not even sure who would show up. After having kids I became a bit more...

As I sit and watch the Olympics I am in awe of the wonderful men and women and their families. The choice to be an athlete, more importantly an Olympic Athlete seems to be a time consuming and all encompassing decision for both the athlete and their family. The level of commitment, support and drive...

I enjoy my days but love my nights and not for the reasons that you might think. Yes, I look forward to night time because Joe and I get to be alone. I get a few precious minutes of quiet time to think and reflect on the day. But, my favorite part about night time is bedtime and spending it with my boys...

She hooked me the first time I saw her. It was spring and I had just begun my first semester at Ball State after taking some time to grow up in the press room in one of my hometown's several factories. I had been in the dorm less than a week when she passed by my open door, wrapped in a flannel and...

It was a beautiful afternoon, Boo was still napping and AJ and I decided to read his favorite golf book outside on the patio. He loves looking at pictures of various courses from around the world and the funny places that a golf ball can end up; his favorite is cow dung. He laughs and laughs when he...

Children are a joy and an incredible gift. If you teach with respect and love they will act in kind. See the beauty and the gentleness of children and go out of your way to engage a child or to take a few minutes to play with them and encourage them. Children are hungry to please you; hungry to be nurtured...