Today was a day of many firsts for my sons… First Day at the T.F.Green Airport in Rhode Island First Day on an AIRPLANE! First time on an airport shuttle First time helping Dad get luggage off a conveyor belt (really… this was a big deal!) But… those things paled in comparison to their FIRST TIME at DISNEY WORLD! Being [...]

I have never been a short-wearer. (OK… when I was a child, I was – circa 1985… but not recently!) For my trip to Florida I have tried on over (no joke) 20 pairs of shorts. Some were too tight. Some were too short. Some were just not comfortable. Some actually rode up my bummie! And some just made me [...]

I’m not a dirty girl. Well, I do have a totally dirty mind… but I love CLEAN things. I love clean cars. Clean counters. Clean bathrooms. And especially while cooking or gardening, I love a clean environment, and I clean as I go. So yesterday provided a bit of a challenge for me… a Grandma Challenge. Barry and I have [...]

I absolutely LOVE flowers. Always have. Always will. There’s something about the colors and the energy and the life of flowers that they bring to a room or to a garden. It captures me from head to toe. For as long as I can remember, I have given my own mother flowers on Mother’s Day. She LOVES hydrangas, so that [...]

Ladies! Only a few more days to get your videos and photos over to us at New Baby TV! Here’s my weekly update on our Mom Makeover that I’m doing with New Baby TV and Erica from Chic Shopper Chick!

Moms!? Looking for an amazing place to get some summer bathing suits (and not just for you – for dads and kids?)? Lands’ End is the PLACE TO BE!

How do you blink, and suddenly a magic wand has fantastically sent you 8 years forward? How does the enchanter we call TIME transform a little baby girl into an enchanting young lady? Today, our granddaughter Maddie turns 8. Maddie was born at 4:14 am on a beautiful April dawn, a day that was very much like it is today… [...]

There are 2 things that I am really great at: 1) eyebrow tweezing; and, 2) splinters. It’s kind of funny that both of these activities involve tweezers. Perhaps in some former life I was an assistant to a botanist or a surgeon. “Tweezer.” And there I’d be. (On second thought, maybe I was the botanist or surgeon, and that’s where [...]

My Friday night impromptu hair and make-up session by my fabulous friend Leah before going out on the town After getting pampered by Leah, having the best time with her and Yadira – two ladies who make me laugh and just make it fun to be silly Taking Ryder and Seth to the dog park Saturday morning and watching them [...]

We got away this weekend to D.C. – and it was amazing. Hershey invited me to their Night at the Museum kick-off at the Smithsonian. For me, this was a no-brainer. I’m a BIG fan of Hershey – have been for 30 years and 11 months. And, I’m a big fan of the Smithsonian. My parents used to bring us [...]