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Being A Camp Director’s Wife

March 30, 2016

(From The Archives: May 5, 2014) My husband, Cody, is one of the directors of an overnight camp for kids in Northern Michigan. Every year, Cody moves up to camp at the end of April to start setting … [Read more...] about Being A Camp Director’s Wife

Filed Under: Camp Life, Marriage and Family, Parenthood & Parenting Tips Tagged With: 20's, 30's, 40's, aging, camp, camp visiting day, camper, coney island, detroit, feta cheese, friends, friendship, Greek food, growing up, job, kids, lucky, making mistakes, overnight camp, parenthood, parenting, parents, responsibility, role model, spinach pie, summer camp, swearing

Being Grateful

November 25, 2015

Thanksgiving is the best. It's not a religious holiday so you don't have to starve yourself or go to services. Thanksgiving is food, family, football, friends and fun. The holiday is all … [Read more...] about Being Grateful

Filed Under: Adoption, Parenthood & Parenting Tips

“I Don’t Know About You, But I’m Feeling 22”

June 25, 2015

It came out of nowhere but my kids are now Taylor Swift super fans. One day they didn’t know who she was and the next day they were telling me all about her “beef” with Katy Perry. Shortly after that, … [Read more...] about “I Don’t Know About You, But I’m Feeling 22”

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Summer Camp Wrap-Up (Part 2)

August 11, 2014

There is a Part 1 to this post. You should read that first and then come back! ********************************* There is a kind of “detox” that campers go through when they first get to camp, … [Read more...] about Summer Camp Wrap-Up (Part 2)

Filed Under: Adoption, Camp Life

Being A Camp Director’s Wife

May 5, 2014

My husband, Cody, is one of the directors of an overnight camp for kids in Northern Michigan. Every year, Cody moves up to camp at the end of April to start setting up. My girls (4 and 7 years old) … [Read more...] about Being A Camp Director’s Wife

Filed Under: Adoption, Camp Life, Marriage and Family

It is what it is.

April 30, 2014

I  have a 7 year old daughter that my husband and I adopted from China in 2008. She was 11 months old when we got her. A couple of weeks ago that daughter, F, and I had a conversation that went … [Read more...] about It is what it is.

Filed Under: Adoption

The Friend Philosophy

March 2, 2012

Raise your hand if you remember that Chris Brown beat the CRAP out of Rihanna back in 2009. Me too! But I think the Grammys forgot. I was kind of shocked to see Chris Brown on stage at the … [Read more...] about The Friend Philosophy

Filed Under: Friendship

It Takes A Village (3 Parenting Tips That Might Help)

March 31, 2011

I'm sure you've heard the saying “It takes a village to raise a child.” It’s an old African proverb. (Did you think Hillary Clinton was the first one to say it? I did too. We're both wrong.) As a … [Read more...] about It Takes A Village (3 Parenting Tips That Might Help)

Filed Under: Adoption, Parenthood & Parenting Tips

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