Sister Serendip

Okay, come on now, self, you're not the worst meal planner (You're not the worst! You're the okayest! You've got this!) At...

Take it from me, the world's okayest meal planner: 1. Plan seven dinners. End up with leftovers and impromptu invitations from friends. ...

Just when it seemed like my kids didn't need me that much anymore: 1. Mom, can you make me an appointment for the __________ (fill in me...

Daily internal debate: *What's my first favorite? Bickering, of course!

Well, friends, I set some goals for myself for once the children got back to school. They were almost like resolutions for the new (school) ...

 Too bad you millennials (are you younger kids even millennials or some new generation name?) probably don't even know this song to fill...

I had some scattered ideas for this week’s list but couldn’t find the theme at first. I thought about it some more and realized they are all...

This week I've been creating a lot, sewing cloth masks with cute little drawstring storage bags , socially distanced gifts and celebra...

One time my Mom was going to watch my kids for a few days and wanted to know what they all liked to eat . . . now you know where I get my a...

At the end of November, I wrote a post about our changing family's need to adapt some of our holiday traditions now that our oldest da...

Funny how for all these years I’ve been saying, “you guys are sure going to miss my cooking when you go to college” since my daughter will...

I hope you consider me less of "that person who can't stop talking about her vacation" and more of "that awesome Mom who...

Every March we bake a few loaves of rainbow bread because we love seeing how long the bright colors take to go through our digestive systems...

For this week’s Five on Friday, I’m going to do something totally new: a recipe along with some facts (some helpful, s...

I had been feeling a little overwhelmed by the idea of creating another Advent Calendar of Good Deeds but after putting some thought into i...

1. Pack the night before so the morning goes more smoothly. I like to do it when the kitchen is still dirty from making dinner. I'll wa...