On August 30, 2019, We gathered our Famtourage together to celebrate the wedding of our second son Je and his new bride S. My husband C had the honor of marrying them. The day started with Mimosas and pastries in the brides room and coffee, donuts and I suspect a little Jack Daniels in the …
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Where is the baby going to sleep?
One of the sweetest most endearing memories to me was when I was pregnant with our daughter Ry and Big J and R’s son Ja was almost 4. When he saw that we were preparing a nursery at our home, he was super concerned that the baby wouldn’t have a place to sleep at his …
If I Had a Dollar…
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me about my blended family, I would have had a really nice pair of shoes. It never seems to fail that when our Famtourage is out and about, someone will come over to inquire about our crazy crew. This was especially true in the beginning …
Am I the Only One?
I have combed the internet looking for other blogs on blended families from the ‘Moms’ point of view, and I am telling you, I cannot find a single one. On the other hand, the choice of blogs written from a stepmoms point of view are literally endless. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/196680708703188956/?lp=true Don’t get me wrong…I am very happy …
Our take on Holidays
The holidays can be a stressful time of year for anyone, let alone children of divorce. They have the added stress of trying to make everyone happy and as they get older and develop relationships of their own, the number of people they are trying to keep happy multiplies. When our boys were very young, …
Walking on Eggshells
There are times in our Famtourage that life is fun and easy. There are also those times when I (we all) struggle to keep everyone happy. In a group the size of our clan, this can prove to be challenging. I have used the term ‘Walking on Eggshells’ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/walk_on_eggshells to describe different situations I have …
“Blended Family”
I wanted to share this diptych https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diptych that I painted earlier this year. I gave it the title Blended Family and it is truly my inspiration behind starting this ‘Famtourage’ blog. The left side of the painting represents me and my family and the right side represents my ex, his wife and their son. At …
Meet Our Family
So, here is the rundown of our crazy cool family. There is C and I (married for 21 years this Sat.) Together we have our 17 year old daughter Ry, and C has been ‘Bonus Dad’ to our 3 sons J (33), Je (31) and D (28) since they were 6, 9 & 11. Next …
Welcome to our Famtourage
‘Being in a blended family can be challenging I’m not going to lie, but when you take the time and care that it needs to get it right, it can be so rewarding.‘ Why blog about it? My hope is that by sharing what works and doesn’t work for my own famtourage, I can possibly …
Famtourage - Blended Family Living 