He did it!! Contrary to (my) belief, my son made quite an easy transition to his toddler bed! In fact, it went way better than I had anticipated.  I’ve read and been told that it is important to include the child in the “event” and to get them excited about their new bed. Well, I […]

The time has come, or at least we’ve chosen the time to be now!  We have 5 weeks before our bundle of joy arrives.  We are obviously excited but also anxious about the foreseeable changes that are going to take place.  The closer we get to the due date the more the reality sets in […]

I consider myself truly blessed to have a great group of girlfriends…whom I’ve known for over 20 years, might I add!  Firstly, I think we’ve all remained friends for such a long time because we have been through so much together, and secondly, because we all recognize the importance of making time for each other, […]

Where’s Cesar Millan when you need him?? I have problems…canine problems! I’m realistic enough to admit that my dog does not love children.  He has never been around them and to be honest, could care less about them!  Boy, did he get a wake-up call when my son came into the picture 18 months ago! […]

It’s been a month since we came home from our dinner party-marathon in Sardegna and I think we have finally settled in and are back on schedule-at least enough to organize our first dinner party since we’ve been back!! I love the excitement that precedes a dinner party (although it could be mistaken for stress!). I’ve been playing […]

Saturday morning…the day I’d been dreading for 28 weeks…the glucose screening test!! The reason is obvious, hence the title of this post! Any woman who is pregnant or has children knows what I’m referring to…way too many hours of fasting (especially for someone who is hypoglycemic!), an hour wait in a boring medical lab waiting […]

Well, we’ve been home for one week…and things have been VERY different from our 2 month summer vacation in Sardinia!  Those endless summer days at the beach, going out for dinner with friends and family and eating way too much gelato are long gone! My days are now filled with lesson plans, meal preparation (which […]

Well, our vacation in Sardinia is over and we made it home safe and sound and (most importantly) without any major breakdowns! I was dreading the trip home but tried to stay positive at the same time.  It didn’t help that I was exhausted from a restless night’s sleep, and not to mention, dealing with an uncomfortable […]

I love hosting dinner parties!  We don’t often host them ourselves when we are in Sardinia because, in short, we’re not in our own home! Our “home away-from home” is my in-law’s country house…which is nestled in a stunning lot, surrounded by a huge garden (of my dreams!)… …flowers of all sorts, and every tree […]

If you’ve read my past posts, “Holly Homemaker (Part 1)“, “Holly Homemaker, Meet Your Match (Part 2)“, and “Holly Homemaker, Meet Your Match (Part 3)” you’ll know that I am somewhat of a multi-tasker when it comes to cooking for the family! It’s a tradition here to eat gnocchi on August 1st (I still don’t […]