A couple of weeks ago, I lost my voice for a few days. You probably lost your hearing because my children were cheering so loudly. At any rate, it's been years since I lost my voice. It was like a crazy, out-of-body experience. I could see the words and speak them, but nothing came out. The 'ol "we can't hear you" joke got old. Fast. In addition to losing my voice, I felt like junk. In fact, in a 72-hour ...

Taking a break from the craziness of my last post. I'm still overwhelmed at the chord it struck among so many of you. Let's chat pomp and circumstance, shall we? It seems as if there's a graduation ceremony for every grade these days. Am I right? But, in our family, our children only attend two schools: one for elementary/middle and another for high school. When graduating from one to the other, I believe that calls for a celebration. May I ...

It's my birthday and y'all know just how much I love those. Like, a lot. If you aren't following me over on the 'gram, today might be your day. A sweet and fun giveaway just for my grammers. For the last few years, I've given you my list of things I want to accomplish in the year. On my 41st? I decided to simply say thanks. Thanks for reading, for your sweet comments, lovely emails and your virtual high-fives. This space ...

**This is NOT a sponsored post. Just sharing our experience!** We spent a week at Walt Disney World and Universal, thanks to my parents. What an adventure! After scouring Pinterest, I learned that there was no post, anywhere, that could really walk me through planning an entire trip to Disney. Throughout the series, I shared our days at the parks, tips and tricks, taming the souvenir beast, money saving ideas, things we learned and photos we captured. They're all linked below. Enjoy! ...

**This is NOT a sponsored post. Just sharing our experience!** We spent a week at Walt Disney World and Universal, thanks to my parents. What an adventure! After scouring Pinterest, I learned that there was no post, anywhere, that could really walk me through planning an entire trip to Disney. Throughout the series, I shared our days at the parks, tips and tricks, taming the souvenir beast, money saving ideas, things we learned and photos we captured. They're all linked below. Enjoy! ...

**This is NOT a sponsored post. Just sharing our experience!** We spent a week at Walt Disney World and Universal, thanks to my parents. What an adventure! After scouring Pinterest, I learned that there was no post, anywhere, that could really walk me through planning an entire trip to Disney. Throughout the series, I shared our days at the parks, tips and tricks, taming the souvenir beast, money saving ideas, things we learned and photos we captured. They're all linked below. Enjoy! ...