Happy Father’s Day, Mr. Fancy Pants
By Dana McIntyre @danamcintyre1 Father’s Day is coming up and this year is more special to me than ever. Six months ago we were not sure my Dad would even be around for Father’s Day. He was...
View ArticleMy Imaginary Date With Zac Efron
By Dana McIntyre My husband and I are always joking back and forth about our “celebrity crushes”. When we are choosing a movie, he will say “And oooooh, it has your boy Zac Efron in it. We are...
View ArticleBeing “There” When You Can’t “Be There”
By Dana McIntyre @danamcintyre1 If you’ve read some of my other blogs, you already know that my father recently underwent a stem cell transplant. (If you didn’t, then get to reading!) He was in the...
View Article“Hey Y’all!!! Watch This!!!”
By Dana McIntyre My son Matthew has never been one to sit back and let life pass him by. He has always been busy doing something…being the Captain of the high school ice hockey team, or when he went...
View ArticleWhy I Will Never Be An Art Critic
By Dana McIntyre When I was in high school, I did a lot of babysitting to make some quick and what I thought was relatively easy cash. I mean what was so hard about watching a couple of kids? (Answer:...
View ArticleBailey’s Birthday Minus Mom
By Dana McIntyre @DanaMcIntyre1 It’s so hard for me to believe, but my husband and I have been married now for almost three years. We don’t have any kids together but we both brought kids from our...
View Article4th of July Hotdogs & Freedom
By Dana McIntyre @DanaMcIntyre1 The 4th of July has always been one of my favorite holidays. Someone is always having a cookout – you can smell the burgers and kabobs on the grill as soon as you...
View ArticleStar Wars vs. Nicholas Sparks. Who would win?
By Dana McIntyre @DanaMcIntyre1 My husband, Dale and I are very similar in so many ways – that’s what really attracted us to each other. We both love to camp, participate in triathlons, and so many...
View ArticleShould I Pack The Kitchen Sink Too?
It’s Saturday morning and I wake up and realize that OMG – I promised the kids we would go to the pool today. I had come up with a gazillion great excuses during the week but today it is warm and...
View ArticleLife Is So Much Better With Your Friends
The 1980’s were such an incredibly colorful and fun time to grow up in. We all had big hair that made us appear three inches taller than we actually were because it was so teased and poofed up like a...
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