I have an old family recipe for Irish Soda Bread. It’s really very easy and it’s really very tasty! Around this time, every year, we have a Pot Luck day at school. “Are you bringingContinue reading

“Mom, let me tell you what I’m doing for Jules,” Chelsea pulls my arm and sits down with me at the kitchen table. “Jules’s birthday is next week and I am going to throw herContinue reading

Romeo & Juliet. That’s what we went and saw at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. The Short Shakespeare version, 75 minutes. I loved all 75 minutes of it. Such beautiful language, costumes, venue! My husband and son,Continue reading

My husband comes from a pretty large family. He is the youngest of 7 and there are a total of 19 nieces and nephews, including my own 2 children. Both of his brothers have passedContinue reading

“I’ll just have to get a dog.” “What? A dog? Nope, no way, not now, over my dead body!” “Well, I’ll need someone to keep me company!” Is that what he thinks? That I won’tContinue reading

My son Luke is a freshman in high school. He is a big boy, over 5’10”. Taller than both his father and me now. And he still calls me momma. He’s not a momma’s boyContinue reading

Chelsea LOVES to cosplay. She likes to dress up as a character from one of her favorite shows. It’s always a Japnese show that I don’t watch. She puts on make up and wigs andContinue reading

My kids started school last Wednesday. A freshman and a junior. I have two high schoolers. How did that happen? Where did the time go? I don’t remember them getting so big, it seemed toContinue reading

I got up early, took a quick shower then snuck into her room. “Chelsea,” I whispered, “time to get up!” She opened one eye then the other. “What time is it?” she asked sleepily. “SixContinue reading

I’m a HUGE Game of Thrones fan. As a matter of fact, my colleague, Tarah, and I will spend our breakfast or lunch talking about the Sunday night episode. We pick it apart and makeContinue reading