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My Blog about stuff – family, sports, travel, and cooking.

My blog is almost like my journal. I keep track of my kids’ various activities, from Taekwondo to Soccer to Band. I also spend time writing about our various travels, whether to family or one of the many soccer events we attend. You might also find a good recipe, or two!

Book Report: The Broken Girl

Onto book 3 in the Sadie Gray series! This one is the The Broken Girl by RB Schow. FBI Agents Sadie Gray and Brad Tulle are chasing their most terrifying case yet: someone is hunting social media influencers. The first victim, Briella Hughes—young, rich, and infamous for stirring up online chaos—is…

Book Review: The Sight Unseen

Book 2 of R.B. Schow’s Sadie Gray series is The Sight Unseen. When the San Francisco Field Office quietly passes on a high-profile disappearance, Sadie and her partner, Brad Tulle, are sent in to clean up what others won’t touch. Leona Kolsch, a Bay Area socialite with enemies she never saw…

Senior Night for Deer Creek Soccer

Devin has been part of the Deer Creek soccer program for four years—2 on varsity, plus time on JV and JV2—and has played just about everywhere on the field: winger, defense, midfield, and forward. Wherever he’s needed, he steps in and does the work. What I’m most proud of isn’t stats or titles—it’s…

Big Paws, Big Personality

I don’t know why it hit me that night, but I couldn’t stop staring at Ruby’s paws. We were just sitting on the couch at the end of the day—the kind of tired where everything finally slows down. I think I was watching TV or maybe reading, but either way, nothing important. Just quiet. And…

Book Review: The 34 In The Floor

The 34 in the Floor is book 1 in the Sadie Gray 12-book series. Twelve years ago, Sadie Gray survived an abduction that left the picturesque city of Grass Valley, California mired in shame and controversy. Sadie has quietly suffered ever since. Now a rookie FBI Special Agent, Sadie is assigned to…

A Spring Day at the OKC Zoo

There are just some places that feel like a reset button—and for me, the OKC Zoo is one of them. We’ve actually gone a couple of times already this year, both in the spring (February and March), and every visit reminds me how much I love it. Honestly I might love it even more than…

Devin Turns 18

Devin turned 18 on April 8th. It’s a big milestone, but at the same time, it doesn’t feel like a sudden change. It feels more like a continuation of who he’s been becoming over the past few years. Devin is funny, quick-witted, smart, and incredibly athletic. He keeps things light, but he also takes…

Food Edition: Sausage Carbonara

This dish came courtesy of the Food Network. It promised a 5-ingredient dish that was easy to make. I’m always skeptical, but this one delivered! Everyone loved it!…

Book Report: Lyla, In the Flesh

I absolutely love Nick Robert’s books. So, I just had to read his new one, Lyla, In The Flesh. After being rejected by her dream graduate schools, twenty-two-year-old Lyla Robbins receives an acceptance letter for a free ride to The Claymont Residency for Writers, an elite and mysterious…