Like many brave parents, I've embarked on the epic quest of delivering 24 days of elf-tastic fun with our Elf on the Shelf! This year, our elf, Cookie, brought her brother, Coconut, along for the ride! What a blast we're having. And by "we," I really mean me. My daughter giggles at the elves' shenanigans and I continue to weave the story behind their daily escapades. My son? He's blissfully unaware, just happy to watch Moana 2 on repeat. Ice Fishing with an ornament hook...fo

It's Thanksgiving week. Schools are closed, no one is really working unless you're in grocery/department store supply chains, and onions continue to be out of stock at Walmart. I'm hosting Thanksgiving again this year. Family and friends will join my family of four. I even bought a new roaster pan to cook the turkey in. With the beginning of the holiday season, it's a time to share what we're thankful for. Mine will always be my kids. They light up places inside my soul I did

So, in the midst of working with four different schedules, I stopped writing. What a silly thing to do! People have been asking where I've disappeared to, and the answer is nowhere. I've just been tangled up in the chaos of these schedules. My husband is a globetrotter, so there's one schedule. My daughter is in kindergarten, and the school is rigorous with its messages and timetable. My son's daycare schedule? Completely forgotten. Bless the second kid's heart... Mom's got n