• Good Times

    Taking Your Family to Performances

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    Do any of you focus on taking your family to performances? Matt and I are not really performance goers. However, we have made it a family goal for the past couple of years to go to at least two a year. We always enjoy it!

    We went to a dance recital earlier in the year to support an acquaintance of ours. This time around, we chose a performance of Rosita y Conchita at the Scottish Rite Theater (based on this book).

    Honestly, I thought this might have had to be our last performance. Henry did not want to go at all. It erupted … Read More

  • Being the Change

    Birthday Cards as Eulogy Speeches

    birthday cards as eulogy speeches

    I’m honestly not sure how much longer my grandparents have to live. I feel so grateful that I’m 41 and have lived with them this whole time! They have had such a positive impact on who I am. So when I was writing my grandfather’s birthday card, it started me thinking about the concept of birthday cards as eulogy speeches. Why not write every single birthday card as if it were a eulogy speech?

    The idea would be that when you write a birthday card, you would celebrate all the things about that person’s life and the positive impact they are having on your life. But you tell them … Read More

  • In the Kitchen

    Best Eggs: Our New Favorite Brand

    best eggs: Pete and Gerry's

    I stumbled upon these eggs and love them so much! In my humble opinion, they are seriously the best eggs. I use them in all my meals that require eggs. This post isn’t sponsored or anything. I just really like these eggs! Every time I crack them, I am amazed by the deeply rich yellow of the yolks.

    The brand is a collective of several different small farms. My only complaint is that they use plastic cartons instead of compostable ones.

    If your local store doesn’t carry the brand but you would like to request that it starts, you can fill out this form.

    As vegetarians, Matt and I … Read More