It’s the summer of social distancing. Keep six feet away, wear your mask and basically assume anyone and everyone you see could be carrying the COVID-19 virus. It is annoying and can be exhausting but is absolutely necessary. While this summer hasn’t been filled with the usual school break activities like summer camp and countless…

I should have done my research. We must be approaching the end of strawberry season? Emily and I decided to socially distance our way through a huge strawberry field at a farm in the far northwest suburbs. Maybe we were too picky while trying to pick the perfect strawberries?  Maybe we didn’t pick the right…

We are just back from a summer get away to the beaches of Hilton Head.  A few days of putting our feet in the sand and cooling off in a pool was just what we needed to get the summer officially kicked off.  All has been “off” during these past few months because of the…

*** Update today, April 9th.  After what ended up to be several days off of stuffed animal photo taking, Emily decided today was the day to gather up 20 of her favorite stuffies and snap a pic. We made the 20 sign, put her favorite chair in the middle of her room and started looking…