Tag: memories

August is a time for firsts. The first day of kindergarten. The first day of preschool. The first time you realize your little boy isn’t so little...

As I write this post, I’m sitting in a vacation home on Cape Cod. I can see, hear and smell the ocean through the...

Dear Kids, I’d like to tell you the story of how I met your father. Like most stories, this one is full of life lessons....

In this age of omni-present technology, my husband and I have managed to capture a multitude of priceless milestones and moments of our kids’...

I remember the day vividly. Butterflies swarmed in my swollen belly as the ultrasound tech studied the monitor above us. All three of us (me,...

Love was in the air that day. We were decked out in fancy clothes, getting ready for a very important date. This date had...

I love presents.  There, I said it.  I love wrapping them.  I love opening them.  I love the look of a bunch of presents...

So much crying.  So much. It comes without warning (sometimes). It comes in the morning, at lunchtime, in the middle of the night. Sometimes it's a couple...

That’s what’s in store for our family. Nope, this isn’t a pregnancy announcement and we aren’t adding another four-legged member to the Claussen Clan. No,...

Alright, maybe that title should more accurately read: Tara, Tara, Pumpkin Eater! But alas, that just doesn’t rhyme and I’m a tad OCD, okay?!...