Lauren A. MerrittNov 1, 20214 minFrom Stepmom to Working Mom... Overnight!My hiatus from blog writing speaks for itself. There have been big changes at the Merritt household over the past 4 months, and I've been...
Lauren A. MerrittSep 8, 20213 minHelp! Our Biggest Problem Since Adopting Our Son.“Dad! It’s not fair! She’s held him for like the past 45 minutes!” The first week Matt and I brought home our adopted son, Owen, we...
Lauren A. MerrittJul 5, 20214 minWe're Adopting a Baby!: The Text That Changed Our Lives!“Hey! I can’t talk because I’m teaching at the gym but… Hi Mommy! I will call you in an hour when I am done teaching!” Accompanying this...
Lauren A. MerrittJun 1, 20213 minThe Stepmom Chronicles: Cleanup on Aisle Five!“Can you please write a blog about this?!” It was a Tuesday evening at the dinner table and our yellow lab, Piper, had just paraded...
Lauren A. MerrittMay 3, 20214 minSoccer Mania: Foul on the Play and the Parents!“YOU NEED TO TEACH YOUR 12-YEAR-OLD NOT TO PUSH IN THE BACK!” It was the first half of a U13 girls soccer game in a regional tournament...
Lauren A. MerrittApr 20, 20213 minIs My Florida Will Self-Proving?A self proving will is a last will and testament that can be admitted to probate without further proof of its authenticity. In this day...
Lauren A. MerrittApr 13, 20213 minAsheville Anniversary Adventure: Celebrating One Year of Pandemic Marriage Matt and I celebrated our first year of marriage on April 2, 2021. It’s hard to believe it’s been an entire year since we got married...
Lauren A. MerrittMar 15, 20213 minThe StepMom Chronicles: Every Other Weekend My House is a Zoo!“MOVE AWAY FROM THE GLASS!” I’d just sat down on Sunday to write a blog when I heard my stepdaughter, Ella, yelling from her bedroom....
Lauren A. MerrittMar 9, 20212 minHow Do I Get Letters of Administration?I get calls all the time from clients who have been told they need “Letters of Administration.” The client is usually trying to access a...
Lauren A. MerrittMar 1, 20212 minReagan's Guest Blog: My Stepmom's Chocolate Bunny Obsession!This week, my eight-year-old stepdaughter, Reagan, decided she wanted to showcase her superb story-writing skills with her first-ever...