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The Toys That Never Really Leave Our House
Life can be funny how you can be going through something completely normal in your house and suddenly end up holding something that takes you back years without warning. That happened the other day when I was cleaning out the upstairs closet. I came across old toys of Charlie’s we still had tucked away. Not everything disappears when kids grow up. Some things just get moved, stored, set aside… but they’re still there waiting in case you ever open the right box at the right time. And when I saw them, it all came back quicker than I expected. I thought about Charlie, especially the way he used to be…
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Backseat Conversations, Toy Aisles, and the Way Time Sneaks Up on You
As a parent, one of my favorite things is sharing stories from when Suzzane, David M., Charlie, and Bradley were little. Those memories don’t really fade the way others do. They don’t usually come from big events or carefully planned milestones. Most of the time, these memories come from everyday life—store aisles, car rides, toy shelves, holiday sections, and quiet moments you don’t realize matter until much later. “Most of the time, they come from everyday life—store aisles, car rides, toy shelves…” This series came from those kinds of moments. The small ones that sneak up on you when you’re just running errands or walking through a store and something…
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Hills Bros Coffee Pods — A Dollar Tree Find That Feels Like a Memory in a Cup
I was out f Coffee this week and didn’t want to go to Walmart and couldn’t find a bradn of Coffee I liked at Aldi. I was inside the Dollar Tree last night and I found Hills Bros Coffee Pods Medium Roast I decided to try for something new. I remember as a child my parents always using Folger’s or Maxwell House but something they would get Hills Bros if it was on sale. Which is why some everyday items don’t try to impress you—they just show up, do their job, and unexpectedly carry more meaning than you expected. These Hills Bros coffee pods fall right into that category. When…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
