Like many little girls I wanted to be a ballerina as a child. Unfortunately, I have zero coordination skills and can barely manage the Cupid Shuffle. I still enjoy the ballet and try to see one performance a year. Through the Maker Project, I was made aware of Misty Copeland – the first soloist black … More Happy Friday!
It’s that time of year again. America’s birthday a.k.a. the time Americans spend their evenings wondering if it’s fireworks or gunshots filling the night air. As frustrated as I usually am with this country I’d still rather live here than most places, so here’s to another 238 years! Best part of the holiday is the … More Happy Friday/Happy 4th
Last night I saw Annecia off to prom. I can’t believe she’s graduating from high school next week! It seems like only yesterday I was poking her in her sleep so she would cry and I could hold her. Technically, Necia is my cousin but I think of her as my baby sister. I couldn’t … More Happy Friday
I love listening to StoryCorps on NPR and watching the animated shorts online. The historian in me enjoys hearing about how others live and I think it’s important to share those stories. I want to have my own story collection of people who are part of the broader Detroit story. My first guests are family. … More Life In Detroit: Anthony, Adam and Annecia
We had two sleepovers this weekend. One Friday night with baby Gwen (who’s quickly becoming a toddler). She can climb stairs now and loves it but she must be closely monitored. The other was Saturday night with her parents. We had a blast watching SNL, playing cards and making cocktails. … More Weekend Fun
Jimmy Fallon started his reign as The Tonight Show host last week and Danny and I caught up this weekend. Jimmy’s introduction was very sweet. He reminisced about when he was a kid he use to beg his parents to let him stay up to watch the monologue and then kept to the side of … More The Tonight Show
2013 was a great year. I think I did the best I could and am happy with my accomplishments. Spending time with friends and family is always a priority and I did really well with my visiting log. I even managed to visit with people I haven’t seen in a long time. We went on … More 2013 Roundup
We started a new Christmas tradition this year. My new minimalist mentality has left me drained by the holidays. Spending time with people is so much more important than buying things but I feel like that’s what the focus becomes. I think children get so much stuff they can’t appreciate what they have and accumulate … More Our New Christmas Tradition
We had some more parenting practice this weekend. Three days with our godaughter Gwen. She’s a doll and the best baby to practice with. She’s mild mannered but she didn’t make it all easy. Sunday she was quite fussy but I appreciated the experience of a semi-inconsolable baby. I learned a lot of things this … More Parenting Practice Take II
I did not plan to do anything for my birthday this year. I’m not a big birthday person and since Danny was turning 30 I wanted the focus to be on him. What a fail!!! Although he did get what he asked for Danny didn’t really get anything special for his birthday. I even forgot … More A VERY happy Birthday!
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