I thought I was managing my emotions about the Connecticut tragedy pretty well. There has been so much to do–I just keep pressing forward. Until last night, when this situation–coupled with some difficult news about one of my music students–came crashing on me like a ton of bricks. And for a little bit I felt…
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” — Mark Twain When I was 11-years old. My family lived in the Dominican Republic for a year. It was a completely life-transforming experience for me at a time in my life when I was transforming into the person I was going to become. I learned Spanish…
There are a few spots in my house that have been long due for a makeover, but busyness and indecision have kept them at a standstill. I got the opportunity to test out Olympic Paint’s ColorClix suite app that allows you to upload and virtually “paint” a room from your own home and see what…
I generally like to keep this blog a rather light and happy place to be. This is mainly because I think life should be light and happy whenever possible, hence my penchant for perpetual party planning. Nothing brings me greater joy than to see the face of a loved one light up from a welcome…
It’s Disney week on the blog, and I thought we would start at the beginning of the fun: Telling the kids that they were about to take a trip to Disneyland! It wasn’t hard to keep the trip a secret, since we didn’t know for sure that we were going to be able to swing…
Do you want to build an ice castle? As I mentioned in my Year in Review post, my readers love Frozen. And they/we also love LEGOs. We don’t want to just Let it go! Here is a quick fun giveaway that is LEGO and FROZEN in one. Use Rafflecopter below to enter to win…
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Fun and stressful at the same time!!
I bet it will be a blast!!!!
Can't wait to see pictures!
So fun!! Can't wait to see what you do _– I know it will be awesome : )