Confession:  My son graduated preschool yesterday.  Technically, it was his second preschool graduation.  (He is an October baby and started preschool two years ago.) Therefore, he has actually had two years of preschool.  Needless to say, he is REALLY good at his ABC’s.  My point is that yesterday was his FINAL preschool graduation. To mark [...]

Confession:  I am a planner.  I have insurance for my entire family–down to my dog.  I worry constantly about my children.  I have taken the car seat installation class, twice.   I often imagine the worst case scenario and plan from there.  I tend to think of it as disaster minimization. Just to be clear, [...]

Confession:  This is the year I re-fell in love with snow sports. After a long post-college  hiatus, I revisited the mountain with my family.  What originally started as beginner ski lessons for my son, turned into my husband and I dusting off our skis and snowboard for a few rude-awakening runs. Watching my son learn [...]

Confession: I am a Spa girl. I have day dreams of actually renting space in a spa and indulging in the quiet serenity, pampering products and detoxifying steam rooms–all while sipping on a crisp glass of champagne topped with a raspberry. My day dreams are usually short lived and quickly interrupted by the screams of [...]

Confession: I am completely over all the Easter candy. You would think the Easter bunny lived in my house based on the amount of chocolate bunnies, chicks and carrots currently residing here. Enough already. I love sugar as much as the next girl, but for the most part, I really try and limit giving sugar [...]