To summarize. I will live here. Did someone say country home for the weekends? Because this is one of the most beautiful and peaceful places IN. THE.WORLD. I almost don’t want to tell you that so it stays undisturbed, but the locals who live there are such an incredible people that it would be disservice them to not have as many visitors as I can send them to their slice… Keep Reading
Survey says, Max is bored being home with me everyday, all day. You think I would have learned my lesson. I used to laugh reading all those Facebook posts of moms cringing that summer was coming – that they were already counting down the days until their kids were BACK in school. It can’t be THAT BAD right? I mean, for those few years before pre-k Max never went to… Keep Reading
Starting a new sport always sounds fun until you realize all the equipment that goes with it. Biking requires fixing flat tires and helmets, hiking needs the right boots, water packs and bug spray and even running means you need to get fitted for the right shoe. Wait, what? Yes, it’s not as easy as you think to just head out and “rough” it, and since so many of you… Keep Reading
I remember back as far as I can remember celebrating the Fourth of July. Growing up in middle America, it was always big family get-together. Everyone was off school and work, the weather was always great, we would eat hot dogs, sip sun tea, play whiffle ball and set off M-80s in the burn barrel (aka the barrel in your back yard that you used to burn your paper products). Basically… Keep Reading
I made this. From a meal kit in a crock pot. Don’t believe it? Let me tell you how I got here…. There are two types of people in this world – those who love to grocery shop and those who dread it. Depending upon the day of the week I can be both, despite the fact there is a Stop & Shop literally around the corner from my kids… Keep Reading
Each year (or actually month) it seems is bringing more and more adventure our way, and more and more I’ve been debating getting car. If you’ve seen the last few of my posts, you’ve seen that we’ve been testing out a few – from the new VW Atlas in Vermont to roading tripping to Pittsburgh, Cape Cod and the Poconos in Ford and Mazda. Then is week we popped in… Keep Reading
After spending a weekend completely unplugged in Vermont (our little barn cottage literally didn’t even have a TV!), I have realized I miss some of the things I grew up with: reading books under a tree, really good homemade pie, and photographs on the shelves of your home. Seriously – when is the last time you printed a photo? I took all these amazing shots in Vermont, and I thought,… Keep Reading
This is a sponsored post by TruMoo provided by The Motherhood. All opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting FootballFoodandMotherhood.com. Maybe it’s age creeping up with me, maybe it’s stress, but getting a workout in, even if just 30 min of walking, everyday is what is helping me feel human. Maybe it’s just taking a few min a day for myself, but overall, working out has been a great stress… Keep Reading
I partnered with Scholastic to share this giveaway. School. That’s one “S” I never missed once I graduated high school, and now it’s back in my face and seems so soon. Max is graduating from Pre-K in a few weeks and the official begin of kindergarten is closing in. When did this all happen? Having school-aged children changes everything. On one side it’s great because they have “free babysitting” and… Keep Reading
I have always been a data nerd – ask my previous Comcast coworkers. Numbers and charts and finding new compelling evidence really intrigue me, it’s always the drive behind being a writer anyways – to find out the stories that are not being told (remember when I was supposed to go to Africa and be the next Martha Gelhorn?). So I am not sure how I missed Consumer Reports all these… Keep Reading
