Faith, Family, Travel The Cincinnati Experience August 14, 2017

Featured Video Play Icon         Somehow I was granted the privilege of being a chaperone for 10 Nardin High School young ladies along with Stephanie Malinowski and Rosalie Sperrazza.  In two mini vans we headed to Cincinnati, Ohio to give a week of service to others.              I cannot tell you the...

MacKenzie Childs Barn Sale July 26, 2017 in Faith, Family, Shopping, Traditions

On a 85 degree, no clouds, no shade kinda day in the thick of the summer, with 15,000 of your closest friends, there’s nowhere you’d rather be than the MacKenzie Childs’ Barn Sale. Holy Checkers!  For Buffalo people, this is Aurora, NY on Cayuga...

Family Reunion Time July 11, 2017 in Entertain, Faith, Family, Sincerely, Trish Podcast, Traditions

If your family is fortunate enough to have an annual family picnic or reunion, it’s easy to roll your eyes and think of other things you would rather do. It’s probably that little voice inside you that says…no one cares about me, i’m not...

Scratch the Surface July 5, 2017 in Faith, Family, Uncategorized

  This past weekend, we ventured to the Detroit, Michigan. Detroit sure has a lot of nicknames…The Motor City, Motown, Hockeytown, The Comeback City, and the list goes on.  Don’t you find that people and places with a lot of nicknames tend to be...

Easiest Dinner Ever January 31, 2017 in Family, Uncategorized

Are you looking for something easy, fast, inexpensive, healthy and delicious to make for dinner? Folks, I have the answer. Motivated by an Instagram comment on my photo of this dinner, the comment read …recipe please. Really? OK. It’s almost too easy and too...

Middle School Hero January 24, 2017 in Faith, Family

How did we ever get through middle school? The exclusions, the awkwardness of growing up, and the strong desire to fit in with our peers. How did we as parents ever hold our tounge and not tell off the kids and parents of the...

Drop the Scorecard January 10, 2017 in Dogs, Entertain, Faith, Family, Uncategorized

Welcome to January, one of the longest and certainly the coldest month of the year. During these long days of January chores can become burdens. How often are we adding “scorecards” to our marriages, work relationships, and friendships? In our home, we all like...

Happy New Year 2017 January 3, 2017 in Faith, Family, Traditions, Uncategorized

Before we get into our new resolutions or goals, it’s important to reflect on the 2016 and give ourselves some credit for things that went well. I pushed myself to entertain more, travel more and celebrate important dates in our lives. I started out...

Green Goodness December 27, 2016 in Family

      There are certain people in all of our lives that makes us look better. They contribute a lot by sharing their thoughts, introducing you to new things and doing things for you that no one really knows about. But you do....

Against the Grain December 21, 2016 in Faith, Family, Uncategorized

This time of year is so sweet- I mean literally. Sweet. It is full of delicious treats combining decadent flavors, that are hard to resist. Why would anyone choose to eat healthy, not drink alcohol and lay off sugar, carbohydrates, all dairy and processed...