Kimberly Michelle - a career mom trying to make every day extraordinary

yummy

the great sweet potato mystery

My grocery store likes to play a trick on me. It has these two tubers sitting next to each other in the dry veggies area, right above the random peppers…

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family

the many Irish faces of Miss L

Miss L has quite a bit of Irish blood in her veins, and sometimes you might mistake her for a little leprechaun. Devious smiles… … inquisitive looks… … and all…

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lifestyle

our newest shutterbug

If you give a kid a camera… I was in the kitchen preparing dinner when I heard Miss L shout to me, “Hey Mommy! Can I take you picture?” There,…

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lovely

wild about the mustard flowers

There was something extra magical about this year’s mustard flower blooms in Northern California.
homey

Back to Hogwarts on September 1st

While the kiddo’s away, you’ve got to mess with her stuff, right? This time it’s a Harry Potter redo of her room, which we hadn’t touched since before she was born. A post shared by Chris M (@thewrongmonkey) on Aug…
travel

summer in the UK: Castles and Crypts

This summer, after months of planning, and more than a couple of years of hoping we’d get across the pond sooner than later, we were finally off on a 2-week family trip to England! Day 4: Tower of London &…
travel

Summer in the UK: A Day at Wimbledon

Wimbledon was a "MUST DO" activity for our UK trip and it absolutely lived up to all of the hype! Read about our full day from the Queue to Court 2!
travel

Summer in the UK: London Shakespeare and Mummies

Our trip to England was off to a fast-paced start with a visit to Shakespeare's Globe within hours of arrival! Then the next day it was off to the British Museum!