Kathy
Holy Week at Home – 2021 Edition
It’s been a year since we celebrated our first Holiday at Home thanks to Covid. With a year under our belts and incredible strides taken, I am happy to say that we feel miles...
My Top Fails in 2020
The start of a new year brings a breath of fresh air and rejuvenated feelings for what we can accomplish in the coming months. It’s no secret that most of the world has been...
A Spicy Season of Thanks
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The cooler weather and changing of the leaves allow us to shift our mindsets in preparation for the upcoming holiday. There has been enough change...
Use What You Have
Efficiency has become a part of my being since the spring. Truth be told, I thought I was a productive member of my household and society before everything was shaken up and down and...
The Best ’80s Halloween Costumes for Kids
Sometimes all it takes is a picture from present day to take you back to simpler times, when there was no such thing as social media, and phones were meant for hanging on kitchen...
Behind the Sign, Behind the Mask
We’ve all seen the memes about 2020 so far. We’ve laughed at the YouTube videos and nodded our heads in agreement as the phrases resonate all too well with our lives. Currently, I am...
Phone a Friend
We have grown accustomed to seeing friends and family in a virtual manner. Birthdays and other celebrations take the form of car parades and summer travel plans are being altered to fit within the...
The Bike Chain that Broke a Mother’s Back
Quarantine life is tricky. One day, all is well within the walls of your house: your fridge is stocked because you finally scored a coveted curbside pickup, the distance learning has taken root and...
Holy Week at Home
It’s no secret that we are all trying to navigate the unknown and foreign waters that are currently flooding over us. We are abiding by the shelter in place acts, keeping our distance from...
Schedule Away
One of my favorite childhood breaks from school was the now infamous Blizzard of ’93. Being from the Northeast, school cancellations were typical when extremely low temperatures or feet upon feet of snow blanketed...
Don’t Be Afraid to “Date” Your Children
Life in any stage of parenting is hectic, trying, beautiful, and sometimes a ball full of chaos. Staying above water can seem impossible on those days when extracurricular activities, work obligations, home projects and...
Party at the Pavilion: A Guide to Parties San Antonio Parks
When my kiddos were babies and toddlers, a portion of our day was made up of park playing and stroller riding. (I was the one running behind the stroller!) I took advantage of the...
Pie Crust Parenting
If there was an award given for being the last person to put one’s house back in order post-Christmas, I would win it. I am the one who un-decks my halls, places the stockings...
Dear Daughter: I Hope You Ugly Cry
Dear Daughter,
As we quickly approach another birthday of yours, I want to explain that there is no reason to be alarmed if you find me sitting on the couch, shedding a few tears on...