It’s cold outside and if you live in Houston it’s crazy wet too. No problem. This weekend is the perfect time to knock out the hardest kids on your Christmas list. In our family, that’s the boys. We have a little (8 years old) and a tween (11) and I’ve searched for gifts that will...Continue Reading
This Christmas our family relearned a terrible lesson about holidays. Every birthday, every New Years Eve, and every Halloween ends with one or more of our kids crying. One day is just too fragile to hold our months of anticipation. Under all those expectations, the day usually falls apart. For our Christmas this year, these expectations meant our day ended in tears....Continue Reading
I am surprised at how quickly a bad bout with the flu rocked our world this Christmas. In a couple short weeks, we went from an active household running in six different directions to a hot viral mess. I went from doing Pilates several times a week, walking the dog in the sunshine every day,...Continue Reading