Family

I had another Ah…Ha moment the other day after a holiday photo shoot taken by my talented sister, Michele. Our family was downright dysfunctional. Is it me or is every family loud, crazy and disorganized? Somehow, between the boys beating each other up in the snow and having meltdowns, Michele...

Surviving the Holidays

\ This holiday season, with two sisters, our mother, the husbands, eight children, our cousin Peter visiting from Los Angeles and two dogs, the energy should be bottled. Every year I forget what it’s like to have the kids home from school where the weather makes getting outside with teams of kids...

The Holiday Twitch

My father got his three daughters on skis at the early age of three and dragged us out to the icy Vermont slopes rain or shine. I thank him for giving me a sport that gives me an absolute feeling of freedom without the fear. But in this moment in time, as I watched my friend ski down the foreboding ski...

Blogging Awards and New Year Resolutions

I’m not going to sugar coat it, I love giving…and receiving… gifts. In this tough economy we all could use more love and gifts but I have to become more creative with my ideas. In the past month I have received two awards from friends in my social networking world which have brightened up my...

Taken Down by Thanksgiving

Last year  Thanksgiving dinner was at our house and I fretted over how I was going to successfully turn the incredibly enormous beast of a bird sitting headless before me into a delectable feast.  My  in-laws took over the helm and saved the day, once again, tenderly basting and rotating the turkey as if...