Elizabeth
Five Reasons Why I Love My Husband
I had dinner with friends on a school night, leaving the Tuesday evening chaos for my husband to handle. I came home to find homework...
The Mom Purse
I ordered this cute little crossbody bag for myself late in the evening on Cyber Monday. It looks great in my closet. I'm sure...
Celebrating Half-Birthdays
Past a certain age, some people would prefer to have their birthday pass without notice. Not me. I embrace my special day. In fact,...
Amazon Prime Simplifies My Life
Like every busy mom (and really, have you ever met a mom who isn't busy?), I'm always looking for services that simplify my life. With...
A Winter Visit to Blue Spring State Park
January is a perfect time to head to Blue Spring State Park to see the manatees. The park is in Orange City, just a...
Our Binder of Ideas for a Rainy (or Sunny) Day
I always seem to have stacks of articles torn from magazines, pages ripped from catalogs, and printed recipes that wind up stashed in a drawer or piled on my...
Displaying Christmas Photo Cards
We race to the mailbox in December because we love receiving Christmas photo cards from friends and family. Every year we hang gold ribbon in our kitchen...
Our “Hodgepodge” Christmas Tree
We have what I fondly call a "hodgepodge" Christmas tree, decorated with all sorts of ornaments that we've collected over many years. Each Christmas, I...
Santa Gifts – To Wrap or Not?
"Different families, different rules," is my simple explanation when it comes to why our family's rules are not the same as other families. A modified version...
The Most Special Christmas Ornaments
There was a teacher in the checkout line behind me at Michael's Craft Store on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I know this because I overheard...
A Visit to the Orlando American Girl Store
After much anticipation, Orlando's American Girl store opened in the Florida Mall in mid-November, just in time for the holidays. I surprised my daughters with a...
Moms Judging Moms
Every mom needs at least one, and preferably several, of those friends. The non-judgmental, "OMG I've done that (insert any less than spectacular parenting...
The Red Dress Tradition
Please allow me to share some wisdom that I've gained over the years... The best family traditions are those that just naturally evolve.
When my daughters were...
The Custom of Handwritten Thank-You Notes
I was probably eight-years old when I received my first box of personalized note cards. The cards were powder blue with "Elizabeth" printed in white, and...
The Mamarazzi
I love looking at the world through my camera lens. When my daughters think back on their childhood, their memories will undoubtedly include me with...