A perfect day in Nashville begins with bonuts, and ends with ‘Girl Talk’ with Lauren Alaina. Just ask Mayhem. I grew up with a pretty interesting mix of music as the soundtrack to my childhood. Despite growing up in a very traditional lower-middle class neighborhood, my dad was the first…
Mayhem Travels 
Turks and Caicos – This is What We Came For
“We should really take a real vacation sometime this spring.” It was a conversation that Keith and I had, no fewer than umpteen times, beginning in late January. It’s true that we’ve had a lot of fun travel opportunities over the past few years, but it’s also true that aside…
Everyday Mayhem 
Breaching Security
I saw the first sign about six weeks ago, on my street. ‘Suzy’ lives several houses down and I knew she was a varsity cheerleader at the local high school. (Even though we’ve never met … in fact, I’ve never even seen her.) Now I knew she was about to…
Lifestyle 
Begin Again
I know, I know, it’s gotten a little dusty around this place. Cobwebs in the corners and dust bunnies multiplying like … well, bunnies. Taking a break from writing in this space wasn’t intentional. At first. And then it was. Truth be told, this little family of ours wasn’t feeling…
Everyday Mayhem 
The One Invitation She Won’t Accept
Mayhem was so excited to meet a new friend in the neighborhood last week. Finally … a girl her age! We found out her family lives just around the block from us and we exchanged contact information with her parents. Mayhem has been itching to have a play date and…
Parenting 
Lessons From The Court – Game 1
0-14. That’s what the scoreboard read at the end of game one. They shook hands and “good gamed” the other team, then filed off the court to the corner with their coaches. Their smiles were visible from the other side of the court as we parents made our way from the…