Family is huge to me! We have a sandwich family, with three kids, two at home and one Grandma Linda living with us due to dementia.
I write about all different family topics like dementia, adopting from foster care and other fun family "stuff".
Here are a few of my recent posts to get you started!
Dementia & Alzheimers Caregivers
We are so fortunate to be able to care for my husband's Mom in our home. She fell last year and was hospitalized for two weeks, after which she moved in with us!
Here are my best tips and ideas for being a caregiver!
Besties, grab your glue and your glitter because we are diving deep into mermaid territory today! 🧜♀️✨ This freebie is a full set of Mermaid Circles - three pages of gorgeous, mixed-size mermaid images featuring everything from soft antique-style sirens perched on rocks to whimsical big-eyed baby mermaids, majestic mer-kings with tridents, and even a…
I have a confession... I am mildly, chronically obsessed with deviled eggs. Give me any occasion, Sunday brunch, a backyard cookout, a Tuesday that needs a little pep talk - and my brain immediately goes "but what if... deviled eggs?" It's a whole personality trait at this point! So when I decided regular deviled eggs…
Continue Reading Shrimp Deviled Eggs - The Best Deviled Egg Recipe with an Elegant Twist
My mom was a unicorn in our little corner of Northwestern Pennsylvania. While she and my dad were stationed in France, she picked up a palate that had absolutely nothing in common with the solid German fare everyone else's mom was serving. And I mean everyone. Our town had a pizza palace, two BBQ joints,…
Growing up in northwestern Pennsylvania, fall meant one thing above all else... the Market House. Every weekend, small local farmers would set up their tables piled high with the season's best - crisp apples from the orchard, yummy cranberries, and walnuts fresh from the shell. My mom and grandma would walk those aisles like it…
Continue Reading Apple Cranberry Coleslaw - Crisp, Sweet & Tangy Side Dish
Where I grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania, every church potluck had at least one deviled egg platter, and every platter had a story. Somebody's grandmother made "the good ones," and that recipe was guarded like a national secret - no measurements written down, no substitutions allowed, and absolutely no sharing with the woman two pews…
Continue Reading Best Deviled Egg Recipe Ever? Try This Bloody Mary Version!
I never thought I'd be married to a man who looks at a pizza and sees the enemy. But here we are. Johnny's been dipping his toe into keto for a while now - which sounds harmless enough until you realize he's the one who does the grocery shopping. One day there's bread in the…
Continue Reading Pepperoni and Cream Cheese Bites - 3-Ingredient Party Finger Food Appetizer
Read all my Caregiver Articles!
Natural Living
I am a tree hugging, pescatarian eating, allergy sufferer from way back! With that in mind, I am always looking for natural ways to keep my home clean and our family healthy!
Here are my top posts about natural living:
Read all my Natural Living articles!
Adopting From Foster Care
We adopted our kids from foster care! They are amazing and wonderful, and sometimes a handful to handle because of past trauma.
Here are my best posts about what we learned about adopting from foster care:
Besties, grab your glue and your glitter because we are diving deep into mermaid territory today! 🧜♀️✨ This freebie is a full set of Mermaid Circles - three pages of gorgeous, mixed-size mermaid images featuring everything from soft antique-style sirens perched on rocks to whimsical big-eyed baby mermaids, majestic mer-kings with tridents, and even a…
I have a confession... I am mildly, chronically obsessed with deviled eggs. Give me any occasion, Sunday brunch, a backyard cookout, a Tuesday that needs a little pep talk - and my brain immediately goes "but what if... deviled eggs?" It's a whole personality trait at this point! So when I decided regular deviled eggs…
Continue Reading Shrimp Deviled Eggs - The Best Deviled Egg Recipe with an Elegant Twist
My mom was a unicorn in our little corner of Northwestern Pennsylvania. While she and my dad were stationed in France, she picked up a palate that had absolutely nothing in common with the solid German fare everyone else's mom was serving. And I mean everyone. Our town had a pizza palace, two BBQ joints,…
Growing up in northwestern Pennsylvania, fall meant one thing above all else... the Market House. Every weekend, small local farmers would set up their tables piled high with the season's best - crisp apples from the orchard, yummy cranberries, and walnuts fresh from the shell. My mom and grandma would walk those aisles like it…
Continue Reading Apple Cranberry Coleslaw - Crisp, Sweet & Tangy Side Dish
Where I grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania, every church potluck had at least one deviled egg platter, and every platter had a story. Somebody's grandmother made "the good ones," and that recipe was guarded like a national secret - no measurements written down, no substitutions allowed, and absolutely no sharing with the woman two pews…
Continue Reading Best Deviled Egg Recipe Ever? Try This Bloody Mary Version!
I never thought I'd be married to a man who looks at a pizza and sees the enemy. But here we are. Johnny's been dipping his toe into keto for a while now - which sounds harmless enough until you realize he's the one who does the grocery shopping. One day there's bread in the…
Continue Reading Pepperoni and Cream Cheese Bites - 3-Ingredient Party Finger Food Appetizer