by Michelle | Oct 1, 2022 | Empty Nest Life, Family, Jim, Kids, Sunday Reflections
We dropped Holly off in Dundee, Scotland two weeks ago. Just like that, Jim and I are on our own again after twenty-two years of diapers, daycare, ear infections, tantrums, sleepovers, belly laughs, arguments, sports, dance, music, homework, and everything else about...
by Michelle | Jul 26, 2021 | About Me, Family
People have every right to exclude family members from their lives for whatever reason. I am not one of those who subscribes to the idea that blood is thicker than water, as much as Jim does not agree with me. I still believe this even though we are currently in such...
by Michelle | Jun 30, 2021 | About Me, Family, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous, Work
The struggle is real, folks. Moira Rose is my hero Now that the house is 90 percent complete, for the first time in over a year, I find myself with a lot more time on my hands. I will admit that I don’t really know what to do with myself. To further complicate...
by Michelle | Jan 1, 2021 | About Me, Family, Holidays, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous
As I sit here in my new house, surrounded by my family with the sounds of two slumbering dogs and Hozier playing on the speakers, I am of two minds about 2020. On the one hand, there is no doubt it was an unusual and sometimes difficult year. On the other hand, there...
by Michelle | Jul 7, 2020 | About Me, Family, Jim, Kids, Miscellaneous
It has been a few weeks since I last posted, and what a few weeks it has been. When last I posted, I mentioned that we were going to downsize. This meant getting our house ready for selling, which confirmed why we need to downsize. Between Holly and me, we went...
by Michelle | May 3, 2020 | About Me, Family, Sunday Reflections
If you have not noticed by the flurry of reviews I posted over the past month, I am still alive. Those reviews were my way of getting caught up with long-neglected items. I wrote the last outstanding review on Friday, which means I am feeling pretty good about myself....
