Ever since I went through all the pictures for my son’s 8th grade graduation ceremony, I’ve been filled with such melancholy. I will never forget when I took my son out in public by myself for the very first time….
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Because Every Day Should Be Valentine’s Day #3
This is our last edition of Because Every Day Should be Valentine’s Day. In this series of posts, I reached out to 3 of my friends that I know to have pretty happy marriages. I sent them a list of…
Advice for a Twentysomething Single Gal
This morning, I read the headlines that Helen Gurley Brown passed away at the age of 90. I found myself thinking about what an impact she had on my life and the life of so many other young women. I…
Dear Chelsea
My niece Chelsea is graduating high school today. She is walking across the same stage I did twenty- nine years ago. What an amazing young lady she has turned out to be. Her parents did a wonderful job in raising…
Emergency Date Night
I was feeling overwhelmed with birthday parties and the kids school and sports activities. I called for an emergency date night on Saturday night. I just wanted a casual meal with my man that wasn’t rushed or one I…
Not Your Ordinary Valentine Gifts
If you need some ideas as to what to get your wife for Valentine’s Day, I have some tips for you. I got these ideas from a very scientific survey, the 21st century kind, I asked all my Facebook…
Secrets for a Pretty Happy Marriage
This year the hubby and I will be married 18 years. I can’t believe it. The fact that time has flown by so quickly or that we have somehow managed to cruise along with some pretty big bumps in the…
Top 10 Things to NOT buy your Wife for Christmas
Let’s face it, most men do not enjoy shopping. If you need evidence of this then go to any mall and see who is sitting outside the stores patiently or not so patiently waiting on the women to wrap things…