When we lost Ethan we received so much love and kindness. The meals, flowers, cards, calls and text messages were unending. Love truly lifts you. To those who extended their heart to comfort mine, I will never forget. That includes a very kind gesture from my neighbor. At that time, Brian and I had been…
A Kind Gesture
Classic Apple Pie
Sweet potato pie is my absolute favorite pie. I’ve never made one though. My mom is a sweet potato pie maven and so I feel like it’s one of those things that I just won’t try because I will inherently fall short. Yes, her sweet potato pie is just that good. So because sweet potato…
Have a lovely week…
So it’s November which means we are down to the final (and my personal favorite) stretch of the year! My weekend was super simple which was nice for a change. Friday after work I went to HomeGoods and…. need I say more? I headed home with a few bags of holiday decor! Saturday I slept…
What you need to know about the mid-term elections
The mid-term elections are less than two weeks away, so here is a social studies refresher, some mid-term election cliffs notes, and my two cents on the state of the union. The Government… So, the federal government is divided into three branches: legislative which makes laws (Congress), executive which carries out laws (president, vice president,…
Have a lovely week…
Highlight of the weekend: Michigan beat State! So good to have you back Paul! Pinktober continues! Ladies don’t forget, do your self-checks, talk to your health care providers, and get your recommended screening mammograms! Early detection saves lives! I walked into work this morning with Tasha Page-Lockhart’s ‘Over and Over’ on repeat and so I was reminded…
Breast Cancer Awareness: Think Pink
October is breast cancer awareness month and so for the rest of the month I will be on a pink kick! Five years ago, I was lying in my bed doing a self-breast exam and noticed a lump in my left breast. You are doing this exam to make sure there is nothing abnormal going…