Our move to a new Atlanta-area neighborhood this Spring was one of the most stressful times of my life. Everything had to coordinate perfectly between move-in and move-out dates, as well as making sure our new address would keep A.J. eligible for the elementary school where many of his friends …

Although we have lots of summer fun planned with camps and visits to our favorite places around Atlanta, our six-year-old A.J. has been dreaming of another magical place to visit. He loves the beach, warm weather and swimming. He checks the weather in Florida on my iPhone every day! So …

Yes, the parents at the Cicinnati Zoo failed to keep their child safe. The four-year-old who’d reportedly said over and over that he wanted to swim with the gorillas, somehow climbed into the exhibit, fell more than 10 feet into the moat AND came face to face with a 400 …

For the last few weeks, A.J. can’t stop talking about the new Angry Birds Movie. He’s seen the trailer and he has an Angry Birds game on his Kindle. Several times a day he talks about Red (Jason Sudeikis) and the green pigs who arrive unannounced on their island paradise. Red and …

Spring is flying by and we’re about to attend our first wedding of the season. In about two weeks, we will go back to Mississippi to watch my good friend Faith “jump the broom” with her future husband. She was one of the seven people who attended our wedding in Savannah! For her …