The Future

“Like my mama says, ‘endings are important,’ she always told me that, and I just really feel like we are ending really strong with this.” ~ Jeremy Piven (who plays Agent Ari Gold) on A Final Farewell to Entourage which aired on HBO this weekend Tomorrow night the eighth and last season of one of Bob […]

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Sean and Abby posing for a photo last week. I am taking a short break from packing (only two more days until our big move) to share a recent Sibling Snippet. One night last week during dinner, which happened to be one of Sean’s favorites (Spaghetti with Italian Sausage), out of nowhere Sean says to […]

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I haven’t had this much trouble sleeping at night in a long time. Then again it has been awhile since my family and my life has felt this upside down. Of course this time around our discombobulation is mostly for good reason — we are just days away from moving into our new house! This […]

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We used to sing a certain song at the closing campfire, on the last night, of the two week session, at the YMCA sleep away camp that I spent many summers at in Fremont, MI during my childhood. The place is called Camp Echo and the song is called “Linger.” Hmm, mmm I want to […]

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After 8 months on the market, approximately 30 showings, 5 open houses and an almost 15% reduction from our original asking price… “Under contract” are two of the most beautiful words I have heard in a long time. Well, at least since almost 3 weeks ago when our realtor called to say “you have an offer!” It’s true! […]

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My friend Loribeth at The Road Less Traveled has this wonderful quote listed on the sidebar of her blog: I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking […]

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