There may not be another man on this planet who loves basketball more than Barry. He played basketball from the time he was a kid… Through college… All the while following his favorite college team of all time, through thick & thin – Providence College Friars – on the radio, on television and now with season seats… and having a [...]

Getting ready for a hurricane is no fun. Unless you get a visit from a son and son-in-law to help store all of the outside stuff that you don’t realize you have until it’s time to safely stash it from a hurricane… Strong man Matthew… admired by Audrey!   and a visit from 7 grandchildren AND a big red bowl [...]

Having 4 sons so close in age can get crazy at times. Sometimes it makes me feel so bad that none of them get a lot of one on one alone time, but we’ve given them the gift of brotherhood. But there are days it’s nice to get out with just one… Nothing’s better than a date with my oldest [...]

Barry and I surprised Audrey very early Monday morning, on her birthday, with a luscious little white cake… decorated with pink icing, pink rosettes and pink lettering. Pink. You know… girlie. We rang the doorbell.  We listened for sounds.  And within a half second, we heard the rushing of footsteps to the door.  Well, the thundering of footsteps.   You know… [...]

As mom bloggers – we all try to “fit it in.” We are running our families. We are running our homes. We are working. We are trying to take care of ourselves. And we’re blogging. Someway… we all fit it on in… which is the cool thing. I’ve been meaning to try and find some help with the 4 boys… [...]

My husband loves to “wrestle” with the boys. As William and Alexander have grown older, they love to team up and “try to get Daddy!” as best as they can. And now Benjamin has come of age… he gets right in the middle of things, throwing himself into the mix. It is hilarious! Well… this afternoon… as the boys were [...]