Happy 1st day of spring! It definitely does not feel like spring in Iowa right now, but it’s nice knowing that spring is on it’s way. Hopefully. I feel like you just never know what could happen these days… Our spring break was this week, so our school board just met yesterday to finalize their Read More
Marching Forward
My Sister’s Baby Shower
I had been looking forward to this baby shower for several months. I couldn’t wait to celebrate my sister’s first baby with her, and we had a nice collaborative team going with the moms, myself, and some great friends/relatives who live by her. The planning was going great, even from a distance, and everything was Read More
Life, Interrupted
I’m sure many of you are dealing with an interrupted, uncertain, overwhelming, and anxious life right now. With all that is happening in the world, and the advice from Tessa’s doctors, we cancelled our trip to Boston. And we watched as little by little everything started shutting down. While we were all very disappointed in Read More
Traveling with Kids
Tomorrow is the start of our spring break and we are {gulp} flying amidst the coronavirus mayhem. The girls and I are headed to my sister’s for her baby shower and we are stocked with Clorox wipes, hand sanitizers, gloves, and prayers. It’s fine. We’re all fine.But first, I thought I’d share a few tips Read More


