Mother’s Day Spending Recap

My mom is a fun lady. This photo is evidence. Here she is, doing a  fancy dance with me a several years ago that involved her winding up my sash (it was attached to the bridesmaid dress I was wearing), then making me “unwind” on the dance floor.  Clearly, we are tearing it up. Though [...]

It Was the Thought that Counted… And the Thought Was Really Awesome

I have too many first cousins to count. They live all over the U.S., from our hub in Chicago to New York, to Houston, to Upper Peninsula Michigan, to Idaho and everywhere in between. We mostly use Facebook to stay in touch because now we see each other in person all together maybe once per [...]