Vivi and the World

Great blog by my husband about our new granddaughter, Vivi. Yes, we are totally in love and gushing. 🙂 Vivi and the World As well as writing such lengthy literary classics as Anna Karenina and War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy turned his hand to writing stories for younger readers. Most of the works in the…

It’s a Girl!

This week I met the most adorable little girl. She is all of five pound two ounces, and she has only been in this world for just a couple of days. She has already stolen my heart though. Who knew such a little package could cause such overwhelming emotion? Her name is Vivi and she…

Waiting for Surprises

I have never been good at waiting. I am that person who turns to the last few pages of a novel to see how things end even though I have barely read the first chapter.  It is a really silly thing to do actually because after just starting a book skipping to the end usually…

I heard you were awesome so I baked a cake!

Growing up in the south, food was such a big part of our lives. Holidays, birthdays, Sundays or any celebration like good grades on a report card or Wednesday, always centered around food and the end of every good feast, the dessert. As a kid I  remember the women in our family would begin planning for…

Is it November 8 yet?

I promise you this is not going to be an ongoing political blog, but in full disclosure I was a political operative working for state, local and federal candidates back in the 90’s and early 2000’s. I don’t know about you, but I am ready for the 2016 election cycle to be over. When I was…

Fall: A New Beginning

It is fall and kids have been back to school here in Houston for over a month and football season is in full swing. Unlike when I was a kid when Memorial Day marked the beginning of summer and Labor Day marked its end, school children in Houston start back mid to late August depending…