Tomorrow is the Kentucky vs Tennessee rivalry football game in Lexington (Rick is a graduate of UK and Ella currently goes to UT). With four kids in college we go to lots of games and tailgate often. When we tailgate we bring the Yeti cooler. Here is a review of the Yeti Hopper Backflip 24. …
Battle of the brands between Ulta Waterproof Make Up Remover vs. Sephora Waterproof Make Up Remover After rubbing, tugging and scrubbing my face to remove my makeup every night I was always left with raw, red and irritated eyes. I finally went into Sephora and asked for a makeup remover they recommended that would “melt” …
Today, blended families are becoming more of “the norm” in our society. As everyone’s personal situations are different, one thing remains consistent in a blended family: the dynamic will be more complex. How do you create a respectful, loving and peaceful home while blending a family? Here are our 4 ingredients to blending a happy …
I’m a weekend warrior but I pack like a barbarian. Ask anyone and they will tell you, the thing I hate to do most is pack . This is unfortunate considering this fall, Rick and I have spent most of our weekends on the road traveling to Libby’s Field Hockey games. Here are 5 weekend …
Cover Girl Tulip’s cover on the Paw Street Journal (the magazine of the KY Humane Society) and featured article about her journey (on page four). Article about Tulip getting her new pink wheelchair fitted just for her thanks to the KY Humane Society’s supporters and donations. Read the full story and watch the video of …
I work with clients to discuss financial plans for their life and legacy plans for their death. I came to realize fairly quickly that my own legacy plan for death was not sufficient. It consisted of being really organized, that’s it. Having files in my home office labeled “insurance” and “house” where it’s easy for …
The past few months I’ve had my eye on the Stuart Weitzman bestselling Lowland OTK boot and the SW Tieland OTK boot (OTK=over the knee). However, at a retail price of $798 per pair (gasp) and four kids in college (bigger gasp), I decided it would be sensible to put aside my lofty aspirations of owning …
Our little blended family Half of all marriages fail and both mine and Rick’s first marriages ended in divorce. We were already the biological parent of two kids each when we met. When we got married, we brought our four children together and blended our family to be six in the city – the Kostecki …
When you agree to foster an animal, you agree to bring a homeless animal into your home for a predetermined amount of time or until the animal gets adopted. You provide the care, love and attention it needs in the interim between being rescued and finding a forever home. Here are some reasons why you …