There are certain kinds of surprises that most people don’t like. I’m talking about the surprise of realizing that you forgot something at home, that your kids aren’t tall enough for the super fun water park that you just spent a bunch of money to stay at, or that a small cup of red grapes cost $7 at the coffee…
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 an expert vacation planner, or do you like to travel last minute? Have you been dreaming about a destination for years, or do you travel to where your dreams take you? Who’s the winner here? The person who is out traveling and on a great adventure is definitely winning! I love to plan our trips, and am not…
Do you want to know what happened at our home one week before we left on our Florida vacation? We had one child come down with a stomach virus, our carpenter decided to do our small remodelling project before we left, and we had a snowstorm that required a lot of shovelling. Yes, I couldn’t wait to leave town! But…
Cabin fever. You know when it sets in. The kids have a day or two off of school and everyone is stuck inside, or it’s summer and your time for some family fun is long overdue. That’s when it’s time to head to the water, and fast! Unfortunately for us, in the Midwest, we have to rule out the local…
Is your family ready to get into the Christmas spirit? Well, there’s no better way to do that than to visit the 2022 Bentleyville Tour of Lights in Duluth, Minnesota. How many lights are there? Only five million! There’s Christmas music playing, Santa Claus listening to little kid’s wishes, and twinkling lights everywhere you look. Duluth, Minnesota is a family-friendly…
This month’s cook the cover is the November issue of Eating Well magazine. I was convinced I would be making a healthy version of Thanksgiving dinner, or at least something to do with turkey. But no, Eating Well put chopped root vegetables on their cover. Raw vegetables, and I couldn’t even tell what some of them were (what is the…
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. …
So how are you doing on your bucket list? Are you living out your dreams and crossing off those bucket list items? Or are you just dreaming about those grand adventures on your bucket list, and thinking someday you’ll do that or go there? Is your bucket list written down on paper or just in your head? Are you insanely…