"High Risk." Nobody likes labels or being lumped into a category that makes it sound like you are "less strong" than another demographic. It is not something anyone is comfortable with. Yet, as parents in the sandwich generation, many...
I have seen a lot of funny memes about the welcoming in the new year with caution. Jokes about entering the New Year quietly and respectfully. Memes about seeing terms and conditions before signing anything and generally approaching 2022...
I lead two different lives. So does my son.
I have a life with my son and a life without my son. And my son has a life at my house and a life at his dad’s house. His dad...
This week, our kids went back to school for the first time in five months. They were masked up, but excited to be back in the classroom with other kids and their teachers. I went back to school as...
My husband and I had our anniversary last month, and we were talking about how things have been over the last year in our marriage, how things were in the beginning, and how we want things to be in...
Before you balk, my mom has cheated death more times than I can count. She knows this. Everyone who knows her knows this.
I joke with her all the time that I’ll be putting this or that in her eulogy....
As an introvert, the idea of community or multigenerational living was decidedly unappealing.
It’s my home, my space, my solitude. It would mean potentially compromising on everyday life to accommodate someone else.
But, now that I have experienced it, I cannot...
One of the things I love most about the holiday season is Christmas cards. Especially after the strange and isolating year we have had, checking the mail each day, waiting to see if there was a card, getting updates...
Please don’t pull that trigger, don’t,
And please don’t hang a rope.
Although what you’re facing now
Is so far from a joke.
Please don’t take those pills today,
Go put away your knife,
Your world is dark and gloomy, yes,
But please don’t end your...
At 10 pm, the phone rings. It's the placement supervisor from our foster care agency.
“Hey Cory. Are you up to taking an emergency placement tonight?”
My husband and I had gotten our two bio daughters to sleep and we were...
In + Around CO Springs
The Colorado Springs Guide To Indoor Play Places
When you are planning activities with your kids, the weather seems to play an important role! Let's face it, there are days when as...
