The boys outside of the Globe recreation. The beautiful cloisters at Gloucester Cathedral. CSLewis hang out in Oxford. The coach house where we stayed in the Cotswolds. The Roman Baths at Bath. This was between Upper and Lower Slaughter. My energy level is bette.

Sunday, July 14, 2013. Its official - after two bachelorette parties. In Nashville, I can confidently declare it the Vegas of the Midwest. If Nashvilles tourism office hasnt jumped on that marketing ploy, they are seriously missing out. My dear friend Ally - who got married yesterday! Decided Nashville was the perfect place for us to celebrate her impending nuptials, and surrounded by sorority sisters, we had a blast. Heres a brief look at our weekend in country musics home.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Happy 2nd Birthday, my sweet boy! On June 16th, my son celebrated his 2nd birthday. When we found out that I was pregnant with a boy, we were very unsure about our feelings about that. We were so used to having girls. And we so loved them. So to throw a boy in the middle of all that was uncharted territory for us. And playing in the potty is one of his favorite things to do! Dirt is his best friend and he will do things that totally gross me out! Happy Birthday, Cole! .

A glimpse into the daily life and thoughts of a midwest wife and mommy. Monday, January 17, 2011.

And just like that a full week of school is finished. There were no tears shed at our first kindergarten drop-off. No, all Hallmark commercials and just about any other sentimental. Now I look forward to her running out the doors of school each afternoon. She is usually pretty worn out, but as we hold hands and walk she is full of talk about the day. Her favorite part? Recess on the playground with a friend from another class. Worst part? I expect the novelty of school will wear off so.

Family and Art in the Heartland. Artist, feminist, wife, mother, thinker, all around smart-ass. Kid for Sale, cheap. Easel for the little artist. 2 History of Food by Reay Tannahill. Friday, June 17, 2016.