This is my first official week on hiatus from "10 Grand In Your Hand". I won't be returning until the fall, and in a way that makes me sad. I never thought I would enjoy working once I had Sunny. Leaving her was a very difficultt decision, one that was full of tears and worry. But once I got about 2 days into my new gig I remembered that I do in fact have a […]

Mother Dear sent me an email on Friday that had me laughing. Eight years ago while other college kids were drinking their weight in beer,  Mother Dear and I gained our "Freshman 15" in food. Here's a note she sent me the other day…( and yes the photos are of Matt, when we went to visit the Ben & Jerry's factory last fall) So, I just discovered that our cafeteria sells these little 3.6 oz […]

Last night Matt hosted his high schools first annual fund raiser. He has been talking about this fund raiser since before Sunny was born. I admittedly was only half way listening, most of the time. The trial of being a new mother is making sure that you are present in your spouse's life when it matters the most…I should extend that to say, making sure you're present in every moment of your spouse's life but […]

Last night while I was channel surfing I stumbled upon a new Planet Green Network reality series entitled "The Fabulous Beekman Boys." I watched 30 seconds and immediately called my brother. Well, in truth I watched 30 seconds and had Matt find his cell phone, and call my brother, and then give me the phone….because I was to busy sipping a glass of wine and hanging on the "Boys" every word. My Brother and I […]