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