When I joined Rotary back in 2014, I didn’t fully understand what it was all about and I didn’t know how much Rotary impacted people around the world. Did you know that Polio is expected to be completely eradicated (like, on the entire earth) over the next few years? That is largely because of the […]
Many of you have probably heard of the organization Small Miracles here in the Wenatchee Valley. Two summers ago, I signed up to volunteer with them to serve lunches to kids during the summer who most likely didn’t have access to food during the day at home. A lot of these kids are left home […]
The more involved my husband and I become in this community, the more events we are invited to attend. A lot of these events are semi-formal or formal. I am not a dress shopper, not even a little bit. In fact, I hate it. How often are you going to wear that same dress? Probably […]
Long time no see, moms and dads! I gave birth to my third baby, Natalie, back in August, and wow — life is crazy-busy. It’s been six years since I’ve had a little baby to care for and buy things for, and I forgot a lot of the details. It’s amazing what comes back to […]
Grumpy pregnant lady request #10003746: Stop sharing these ridiculous memes with rules for dating your son/daughter. Not only are they mostly unintelligible, they’re creepy and weird! Just. Stop. Sharing. This one specifically has been in the Facebook share rotation for quite a while, and I’ve seen it entirely too many times. So here is my […]
“Find something to do.” “Go outside.” “Please leave me alone for five minutes.” “If you’re going to run in the house go outside.” “Stay outside for at least 20 minutes before coming back in again.” These are all things I have said out loud to my children in the last hour. Summer vacation is the devil.