I want to apologize to all the trees that have senselessly lost their lives for the sake of useless paperwork. Having a child with a disability is a constant invasion of endless amounts of ridiculous surveys, questionnaires, and other redundant material that probably...

Look, I hope by now you all know I don't sugar coat things. That I don't tell you how perfect my life is or all the amazing things my family does for me. That's all bullshit. I mean, my family is great, but they don't fart rainbows and butterflies, friends. They are...

Adjusting to the norm after a vacation is hard enough, but doing it when the clocks are scheduled to "spring" forward makes it more difficult. Add two Basset hounds that have been hanging with friends at a pet resort, and you have a recipe for me being tired....

There is always an adjustment when coming off of a vacation. Yesterday, we loaded the car and started our journey back home. There were a few bumps like my GPS alerting us to an accident that would have delayed us over an hour, so we figured out an alternate route. No...

Let's chat about the power of an emoji. Those little symbols that some people overuse or perhaps they use them as a way to soften the blow. Like, "I'm sorry you're a loser" (insert smiley face). Sometimes I would really like to overuse the middle finger emoji as the...

I took my new lifestyle initiative on the road this week. Moving through the holidays with ease, I figured that vacation would be no big deal. First, let me be clear that since I did two six week rounds, I was eligible to move on to the VIP round which meant change....

My harsh reality is that leaving town seems to be harder and harder to do each time it is planned. But, this time, I was sure it was going to be different. My sister planned on coming in to stay with my mother for a few days and we had a caregiver in place as well. I...

I feel like my family, on a good day, is mostly competent. Even if I am not, the rest of them fill in the blanks when I can't. Yesterday, was one of those days where I wondered if we should really be allowed to operate heavy machinery. Brian and I ventured to...

We loaded up the car early yesterday morning and headed to Bowling Green to pick up Bryce. While we convinced him to skip class - yes, we are those parents - he unfortunately had early football obligations which meant we would be leaving later than planned. Once he...

I surrendered the need to pack everyone's stuff a few trips ago. It was literally me releasing control. Last night, I threw my stuff in the suitcase really not pondering what exactly I was packing. The temperature at the beach is going to be anywhere from 50 to 75...