It’s Saturday, the week’s a wrap, and here are the things that made me smile this week: Sunday was my Summer Bummer’s 6th birthday! She will get a special post very soon as I skipped out on hers last year. Naughty Auntie Gemma! When my brother and sister-in-law asked her if she’d rather have a birthday party or a family barbecue, she voted for the family. That’s my girl!! I was stoked to spend my day with the...

Today marks the ninth birthday of my niece, Alyssa. Out of all my nieces and nephews combined, she is the one that reminds me the most of me — both when I was a child and even now as an adult — and for many reasons. She’s the tomboy with older brothers who have every desire to prove she’s not a tomboy at all… and that is me. She’s the tough girl who rarely cries, but who loves wholeheartedly and can be...