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If you by chance caught my family and I on the Today Show recently, you probably heard me framing up the problem we are all feeling after 2+ months of quarantine. From a 30-minute interview came a 20-second sound bite to frame up what my “engi-nerd” husband, Paul would say is the “problem statement”. What you […]
I miss my people, y’all. I regret turning down all of those social invitations that happened pre-quarantine. I miss my friends, the moms from the preschool class, and my bunco group. I even miss Estella, the lady at Chick-fil-A that helps me set up the table in between ordering the food and when it arrives. But, […]
While we are all missing real in-person events, we can take comfort in knowing that creators across the world are hosting virtual events. Here in Houston those events are up and running, stronger than ever. In the month of May, you can find some really fun events from virtual Moms Nights Out, educational videos and […]
Gone for now are the gatherings at the playground and in each other’s home. No more school for big kids or preschool for the littles. In their place are online classrooms and virtual playdates. And both of those have a learning curve. In our household of three kids, we have done Facetime, Zoom conversations, and […]
We are in the midst of history during this quarantine. Sometimes it is hard to see the historical significance of what is going on in our world, but with something as significant as the COVID-19 quarantine we know that this will be in the history books. In order to remember all that we did and […]
Our kiddos won’t be able to attend typical Easter egg hunts this year, but in true #HoustonStrong fashion, we are going to band together and still go on an egg hunt while still practicing social distancing! Similar to the “bear hunts” and “chalk walks” we’ve seen happening in neighborhoods all over America, our egg hunt […]
Sowing the Seeds When I was a kid, my family lived in a small, modest house. Your typical starter home. Nothing fancy. But our backyard was amazing. The house sat on a quarter acre of land, which was mostly all backyard. To my five year old eye, the green grass seemed to stretch on forever, […]
The bluebonnet is the state flower, and taking photos with the cerulean buds is every Texan’s favorite past time. Spring means warmer weather, longer days, and of course, stunning fields covered in bluebonnets! This is the time of year when Houstonians venture outside of the loop to find the perfect field to sit in- and […]
I have a secret :: we go on vacation and tell no one. We rarely post about vacations on social media; we don’t share our plans with family or friends. Our vacations are just that- ours! Perhaps this isn’t the juicy bit of gossip you were expecting but the topic of privacy has been weighing […]
