Well, a lot has happened in the last few weeks (an understatement, I know), and now many schools are closing across the country. Most kids are absolutely thrilled with this news, and most parents are now scrambling to find activities to fill this time. My first reaction at the news was wondering “where can we go”. And my second thought…
You know that there are a lot of stores at the Mall of America, and by a lot, I mean around 520. You can also probably guess that there are a lot of restaurants too. Well, the last time I checked, there were 100 restaurants listed in the Mall of America’s dining guide. This outrageous number of restaurants includes not…
Do you remember who gifted all of those unused gift cards in your purse to you? Do you love dragging the kids to the mall/Target/Kohl’s to do the holiday shopping? Who enjoys finding out in January how much you really spent on Christmas gifts? Do the kids remember what they gave grandma and grandpa for Christmas last year? No, No,…
Well, there are no more excuses for golfers in the upper Midwest. You know who you are…you have a not-so-good round of golf in the early summer, and blame it on not hitting a single drive during the six months of winter. With the opening of Topgolf Minneapolis, located in Brooklyn Center Minnesota, you can hit golf balls 363 days…
December first is the day when families across the country get out their advent calendars. It’s pretty nice starting the day with a piece of chocolate, until your kids realize there’s only one candy for all of them! Now, no one is feeling the Christmas spirit! What your family needs us to up their advent calendar game, and add some…
I have to admit that I’ve heard about the Mill City Museum in downtown Minneapolis countless times, and I started to wonder what we were missing out on. Was it a kid friendly museum? Was it worth a visit the next time we found ourselves downtown Minneapolis? Well, now I know! Yes, the kids will love the Mill City Museum! …
While driving thru many of the small towns in Northern Minnesota, you’ll notice they have one thing in common. That one thing is an outdoor hockey rink. Some towns have multiple rinks so there’s ice time for everyone, and some towns have rinks with boards that have bordered the ice for generations. Winters can be pretty tough in Northern Minnesota,…
I just heard the weather forecast for tomorrow, and it says SNOW! 8-10 inches of the white stuff will be covering the ground before we know it. That’s winter in Wisconsin, and the season seems to go on forever! It’s hard to imagine that some parts of our country don’t have to deal with the cold and snow, but I…
Are you wondering what to buy for the kids in your life? What do kids like these days? What are they into? Who knows, right? And whatever it is, they will probably like something different tomorrow. How about giving them an experience instead of a material gift? Give them the opportunity to try something new, spend some time with you,…
It’s official, we’ve survived our first Yes Day. Just a few years late…I still don’t know how I missed this book and now in 2021 there’s a Yes Day movie! I know you were expecting a make-up free selfie of myself declaring how much I need coffee, just like Jennifer Garner’s recent yes day experience, but I’m tougher than her. …