The Story Of Us

We celebrated H's 9th birthday earlier in the month. We threw him a Secret Agent birthday party at home. But before I get to the party details I need to do a mini rant. This was the tenth kids birthday party we have thrown. This includes parties at home and at venues. Never ever had we had a more horrid experience with the kids and the party then we had with this particular party. We had a total of eight children in attendance, all third graders. We had set up stations and created puzzles and codes and most of these kids struggled with these missions. They couldn't follow directions, a few of them couldn't read the larger words, they struggled to put together the most basic puzzles and instead only wanted to wrestle and smack each other in the bums and trash the house. We were appalled. We tried to make the best of the situation but it's not even about the party.. these kids are our future. They are being raised in a world where sports are more important than school, sc

Cannon Beach - The beautiful Cannon Beach in Ecola State Park, Oregon. To read more about our trip along the Oregon coast click here You can buy this print here . Get Free Shipping with code BLOGGER Prints also available in larger sizes. Contact for more information and special requests. I am open to wholesale and licensing opportunities. Get in touch for more information.                  Etsy             Instagram             Twitter                Redbubble               Zazzle               Society6  

The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda Synopsis -  The perfect home. The perfect family. The perfect lie. Jane Harris lives in a sparkling home in an oceanfront gated community in Orange County. It’s a place that seems too beautiful to be touched by sadness. But exactly one year ago, Jane’s oldest daughter, Mary, died in a tragic accident and Jane has been grief-stricken ever since. Lost in a haze of antidepressants, she’s barely even left the house. Now that’s all about to change. It’s time for Jane to reclaim her life and her family. Jane’s husband, David, has planned a memorial service for Mary and three days later, their youngest daughter, Betsy, graduates high school. Yet as Jane reemerges into the world, it’s clear her family has changed without her. Her husband has been working long days—and nights—at the office. Her daughter seems distant, even secretive. And her beloved Mary was always such a good girl—dutiful and loving. But does someone know more about Mary, and about her las

While I am constantly trying to find the time to edit and upload new work.. marketing and managing existing work take up so much of my time sometimes that I never get around to the old work. So I have no new work to share with you this Friday.. but here are some of my best sellers from last year.  Saved! Black on White Freetown Christiania Nyhavn Chug a Chug Chug Contort Just a Dash of Pink Round Tower Too Close                            Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Bloglovin   

Happy New Year everyone!! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with family and friends. We spent our Christmas in Stowe, Vermont. We have been skiing for several years now and are slowly driving further and further to get good snow. So we drove up on Friday. We had some stops planned along the way to break up the 6.5 hour trip.. but the weather had other plans. Emergency alerts were issued and everything started to shut down early. But thankfully it did not impact our drive and we were easily able to check into our VRBO.  I really don't like staying at a VRBO/AirBnB. They require too much work.. I had to pack so many things but I suppose the plus is the extra space. But I would still go with a hotel when possible. But by the time (6 months in advance) we got around to booking this trip many things were already booked or crazy pricey. Our place was absolutely beautiful and clean.. so that was a plus.  Once we got settled in we headed out for dinner at The Backyard. The condit