Last summer I saw these photos of a neighboring town’s creek party pop up on Facebook. There were tables and chairs and loungers, etc. all set up in the creek and I was so taken with the idea that I could hardly stand it.

I NEEDED a creek party in my life.

What better opportunity to make that come to fruition than in celebration of my best friend’s newest little love? Dear friends of ours had the perfect creek for it too, and so plans were set in motion. Continue Reading

Do you ever get to the end of the day and you feel like you just can’t take any more words? You’re talked out to the breaking point…and your kids did it.

Being an introverted parent is interesting.

Being an introverted parent of multiple extreme-talkers is even more interesting.

And by “interesting” I mean wonderful and amazing, but also draining as hell some days. Continue Reading