This winter has been very mild.  Snow has mixed in with mud most of January and while we have had our share of cold days we have also enjoyed many warm days as well.    Aliya loves ice skating so she was delighted when I took her to the rink in Nashua with her friend Sarah.  Often Dylan chooses to go on car ri…

Trent, I know right now is not easy.  I know your days are long.  I know you are still figuring out what you love, what you hate, who you are and who you want to be. But I want you to know that you are heard, accepted and loved by me.  I want you to know that at the end of every day, good or bad, I will be the…

Yogi makes the most of the time we have together by never wanting to leave our side. There are days when it feels like I might live forever and days when I just want to hold on tightly to my family because time is flying by.  The older I get the later seems to be a more and more present thought in my life…

My favorite dessert to make for Christmas is Cherry Cheesecake. Nate absolutely loves it and it feels like an extra gift to him when we have it.  I have made a million different cheesecake recipes. I have made recipes with many additional ingredients and steps but this year came back to my basic one and decided it is …

Our friends brought these delicious pretzels over to our home a few months ago and our kids devoured them and have talked about them ever since. They are absolutely delicious and I was so excited to get the recipe from her so we could make them as often as we would like.  They truly are the perfect pretzel.  We have…

Aliya has been on a limited and changing diet as we work to narrow down exactly all of her allergies.  That being said store-bought cookies and ice cream are not an option for her but some times we still need a sweet treat.  I found this recipe and it was a hit! It was quick and simple and gave us the much needed de…

I have admiration and endless love for libraries. In fact, I can not remember a time in which they were not one of my favorite places to be. One of the places I remember best from my childhood is the Manchester library. I can remember the free feeling of running with my sisters down the giant staircase with its cold s…

For mom's birthday this year, we wanted to do something extra special.  So after running through a million ideas, we realized what she would like most...a simple dinner with her family.  We had fun decorating, planning a meal and letting the kids make cards and gifts to give to her.  It was a night full of love an…

For Christmas Mom and Dad got Sheryl, Pete, Nate and I tickets to a show on New Year's Eve.  We had gone to the same show to ring in 2019 and we were even more excited about it this year as we knew how much fun we had had.  Once again this year we had a blast seeing the Adam Ezra Band and ringing in the New Y…