Last night I told my husband that I feel like I’ve aged 20 years since we were married four years ago. I quickly laughed so he’d know it was just a joke
Between Christmas shopping, cookie baking, holiday parties and keeping up with project 365 Things Barrington, for me, this month has been a killer. Thankfully, the Christmas Card envelopes are stuffed, stamped, sealed
I sat my son down the other day and we had a talk. It was right after he got the best of a kiwi. I told him, “Baby, I know you’re just
Today is one of those days when I feel like giving this up. I’m trying to beat a pretty bad cold, my kids are sick, too and, with the runny noses around
It’s day 165 here at 365Barrington.com. That means day 365 is only…200 days away. Yikes! While I enjoy this project, sometimes I feel like I’m running out of steam and I think
My daughter turns two today. She’s at that sweet age where birthdays are new and expectations are nonexistent. We’ll sing a few songs, cook some corn and the cob and maybe the
I’ve checked in to the emergency room twice before when my babies were about to be born. Today I made a trip there that was a million times more scary. My six-month-old
One of my favorite things about going on vacation is coming home again. Three hours on a plane trying to calm a screaming two-year-old yesterday took a lot out of me. It
Each year on Father’s Day, I struggle to find a gift my dad will love. In fact, I always have this problem. Somewhere along the way, when I bought him that shoe
I’ve been spending a lot of time with my baby girl lately. She’s the sweetest thing, but she loves to make messes. Even after herculean efforts to keep things clean, I find
I first met my mom back in July of 1973. “The Sting” won the Oscar for best picture that year, the last US soldiers left South Vietnam and Bob Marley and the
My husband, two kids and I were heading to a birthday party this weekend when he decided he would dictate today’s blog post to me. It went a little something like this: “Baby Billy’s
For me, April First typically comes and goes each year without the tiniest trick. Somehow planning April Fools Day pranks never makes my to-do list. It just seems like one of those