Balent Times

For the past week Currier has been sick with a fever, congestion and cough. I took him to the doctor last week and had him tested for the s...

Last night my husband surprised me with tickets to see Kathy Griffin live in Charleston. We went out to eat with Carrie and Hilde, who were...

We had professional pictures taken yesterday. We loved this photographer! If interested, here's her blog- http://www.toriryanphoto.com...

Dear Rya D., Seriously? Are you seriously eleven months old already? How on earth can you be eleven months old? I just can’t wrap my mi...

While living in Sicily, my cousin, Cheryl, came for a visit and I took her for a ride, pulled over and said, "This is it—the best view...

This morning I was reading People Magazine to Currier and Rya (Don't judge. How else does a stay-at-home-mom keep up with her Hollywoo...

We just ended a great weekend filled with all sorts of outdoor activities. Per Currier's request, we rented a paddle boat at the Palmett...

While visiting my dad, we drove to The Beach Plum on North Hampton Beach, NH several times for their award winning lobster rolls. If you...

Two months ago my father was diagnosed with Multiple M yeloma , a blood cancer that affects the bones. He's half way through his chemo t...

A few years ago I had several suspicious moles removed from my chest and back. They turned out to be nothing but left behind nasty keloid s...

Rya took her first steps today. After this video, we made her walk to the store and pick us up some beer. They grow up so fast.

Today we squeezed in one last beach day before the summer slips away. Currier's new friend, Kaelee , and her mom, Nicole, joined us. ...

We're expecting those first steps any day now!

Someone got a new bike. And someone got some new teeth.