Picking Up The Pieces

It’s been a little quiet around here lately and I apologize for that. Last week turned out to be a little nutty from a to-do standpoint, and rather emotional from a mom standpoint as Dear Daughter #1 went off to college for the very first time.

There were tears (sometimes lots) all around but we made it to (and through) the big day. At this point, the adjustment seems to be going okay on the college-end, while I’m doing my best to keep a stiff upper lip here on the home front.

To ease myself ba...