Catherine
Catherine is a 40++ year old newlywed with a newly adopted 11 year old son. Bred, born and raised in Carrollton, GA, she left town in a cloud of dust at 17 for college, graduate school, marriages, stepchildren, jobs/careers, and almost double digit number of moves that took her all the way to Colorado by way of Tennessee and Kansas. All in all, 23 years of well-lived, well-learned life - with great memories and lessons to share. This threesome returned to Carrollton in 2014 to be closer to family and raise Little Man in a strong, but smaller community with access to bigger city items when desired. And it has been wonderful - except for the humidity.
My Kitchen BFF – the Crockpot
I love to eat. And I love to know what I am eating. But, with a job, a kiddo, a hubby and some vague semblance of a life, there is not much time for...
A Loss, A Find and A Few Truths
My beloved hometown lost one of its greats recently. A dear, kind man whom I knew from high school succumbed to a long struggle after a horrible stroke. Much, much too young. I feel...
First Time Breadwinner
I am certain that each of us has supported ourselves at some point in our lives. Perhaps you worked your way through college or landed a great gig right after graduation that led to...
Getting IT Together…Tax Season Woes
Ok, it is rapidly approaching, like it or not. After the calendar rolls over, it rears its head. Tax season. Gah. The dreaded Saturday(s) of sorting, searching, sifting, and stapling. If you are lucky,...
Moving Back Home
Raise your hand if you were born and bred in a small town. Yep, there we are. While open to interpretation, it's the type of town where you know most of the folks or...
Gravida 0, Para 0, Mother of One
My medical record will forever read G0P0. I never managed to get pregnant during the "trying" time frame. Fortunately, I was a mother figure during that time to 3 stepkids, something I deeply enjoyed....
Screen Life – aka Our New Normal
Oh, the joys of technology. Similar to the joys of children, actually... screen life is good to go most of the time with the occasional hiccup that can make things difficult. But how about...
Mommas, We are Killing Ourselves
It is not a shocker that a majority of Americans continue to gain weight - this trend really took off in the 80's. A new study released in the June 2016 version of JAMA, reveals...
Soccer Camp Week at Casa de los Moncayos
Although I was raised here in the south beneath the Friday night lights, the original form of football has come to my current southern home. A game that offers a phenomenal physical and mental...
40+ Newlywed in the House
And just like that, I got married. Again. Two Sundays ago, on a gorgeous beach in Florida. And yes, this is marriage number 3 for me.
And for those of you who recoil or sigh...