Memories are like antiques; the older they are the more valuable they become. Marinela Reka It’s funny how core memories can sneak up on you at the strangest times. Case in point: yesterday I pulled into my driveway after a pretty full day of running errands. As I put the car into park and prepared …
To Bake Or Not To Bake: A Valentine’s Dilemma
There is undoubtedly some degree of comfort in the safety and familiarity of simple family traditions.
Apologies Don’t Always Include “I’m Sorry”
And there it was. A proverbial olive branch in the shape of 1/2 a McDonald’s cheeseburger.
Reunited And It Feels So Good
Family forever, never apart, maybe in distance, never in heart. Unknown 603 days. That’s how long it had been since I’d seen my little brother. I live in Canada and he lives in the U.S. but we are only about an hour away from one another. We normally spend every holiday together but COVID had …
Mom of Boys
“You should try for another baby so you can have a girl.” Everyone when they found out we had boys If I had a nickel for every time I heard this, well, I’d have a bunch of nickels. But think about the message behind that. It suggests that my boys weren’t enough. That there would …
Boys of Summer
“The sand may brush off. The tans may fade. But the memories will last forever.” Unknown Flashback to my little beach boys. Even though this picture was taken 5 years ago, I remember this day perfectly. We were going to my cousin’s engagement party at my aunt and uncle’s house. They live right across the …
Time Capsule
Time flies over us but leaves its shadow behind. Nathaniel Hawthorne Have you ever watched a movie where the characters unearth a time capsule filled with memories and treasures from days gone by? Have you ever watched those scenes and thought, “Man, I wish I had done something like that!” It would be so cool …
It’s No Day at the Beach, but….
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” Theodore Roosevelt Last night I found myself scrolling through Facebook and took particular notice of friends’ posts showing all these fun activities they are doing with their kids. Some were at the beach, some were enjoying time at the cottage, some were playing board games or watching a movie …