Keep Calm and Carry On
If I didn’t address the elephant in the room, I feel as though I’d be doing our weekly blog a disservice . And for anyone who has turned on the television, radio, or news recently, I am almost 100% certain
Short Range Optics
My family and I just returned from a trip to see the Grand Canyon—we are all exhausted and overwhelmed with all of the beautiful things we saw. None of us had ever been to the Grand Canyon before, so we
Keep on Eating?
Our youngest, Molly, has been on an eating binge unlike anything we have seen with our other two kids. We are all in amazement every time she sits down to eat a meal or even a snack. She is usually
A Great Value
Shopping season is here—unless you are one of those super organized people who shop all year for Christmas and store up gifts in your hall closet, most of us spend December running around, looking for that special gift for those
Backup Plan? What Backup Plan?
Our household relies a lot on family and friends when it comes to help with our children. From making sure they are where they need to be, to checking that they are in the right clothes for whatever themed “day”
Best Laid Plans…
So we usually post our blogs on Tuesdays—and I had every intention of completing this week’s blog on time—but yesterday, I simply forgot about it. Our dog got sick and had to be taken to the vet unexpectedly, one kid
Are you biased?
Every year, we return to the same condo at Sandbridge Beach—we enjoy the same activities as the year before, and we eat at the same favorite restaurants. It may sound boring, but our familiarity with the accommodations and the area
Meet Milo
This is Milo, our new puppy. He is a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, often abbreviated to “Swissy”. He is still a little baby, just having turned three months old. We are enjoying him at home and around Meridian, but we
Those that Wait…
This past week, we went school supply shopping. Nevermind that my kids don’t actually go back to school until September 6th, and we are still happily enjoying the hazy, hot, humid days of our Virginia summer. But, last year, we
Making Beer Myself
A friend of mine recently gave me a home beer brewing kit, and while I don’t have any frame of reference, I can tell it’s probably a nice one. 15 years ago, I would have viewed this kit and its