When we moved into our house in the spring of 2002, we were especially excited about our new yard. In the front, we had several shade trees, including a large Bradford Pear. Out back was was a meticulously-maintained English garden surrounded by a hand-built stone wall and vibrant green grass. We didn’t have the gardening […]
May 20, 2013
First of all, let me apologize for taking a full day and a half to give you an update on our HVAC. I’m absolutely certain that you’ve all been sitting on the edge of your seats for the last 36 hours, anxiously wondering how on earth we Ferriers were managing to survive without downstairs A/C […]
May 17, 2013
Okay, Internet friends. It is time for you to weigh in on a dilemma. Two years ago, we replaced our downstairs HVAC unit. Last year, Dennis signed us up for a preventative maintenance plan. A technician would come out twice over the next year, clean out both our units (the upstairs unit was replaced a […]
May 15, 2013
Mother’s Day was a little more special to me this year than it’s ever been before. A few months ago, I started researching my family tree, with the help of my 88-year-old grandmother, the Internet, and an out-of-print history book on Harlan County, Kentucky that contained my great great grandmother’s notes in the margins. The […]
May 13, 2013
This post was sponsored by CVS MinuteClinic. Last weekend, I went to Mom 2.0 thanks to a generous sponsorship from CVS MinuteClinic. Mom 2.0 took place this year at the Laguna Beach Ritz-Carlton. I know, I know. Rough life. I have been to Laguna Beach before and knew it was going to be nice. But […]
May 11, 2013
To my children’s teachers, It is Teacher Appreciation Week at school, and while my kids and many others are honoring your hard work and dedication with drawings and flowers and candy, I wanted to let you know from a parent’s perspective how very much you’ve meant not only to my kids, but to my entire […]
May 9, 2013
“Oh Mommy, I’m so nervous!” my daughter said when she came home from school a couple of weeks ago. “If I don’t do well on my TCAPs, I won’t get into magnet school!” “What are you talking about, Punky?” I asked her. “Who told you that?” “Everyone’s talking about it!” she said. “TCAPs are in […]
April 26, 2013
When my children were very small, grocery shopping was tops on my list of household duties I hated. The trips began with a long trudge through the parking lot, as I struggled to hold baby Bruiser’s two-ton carrier in one hand and a fidgety Punky in the other. Once inside, I hooked Bruiser’s carrier over […]
April 23, 2013
