Fall has arrived in Michigan and it’s spectacular. The leaves are turning, the air is crisp, and there are pumpkins, corn stalks, and cider mills galore. I was thinking how fall was a great time of year when my kids were little. Their schools always had a field trip to an apple orchard where the [Read More]
10 Effective Workouts You Do When Parenting a Teenager
When my kids were little, I used to burn calories chasing them around the house or backyard. They were constantly in motion–and so was I. Indeed, parenting little ones was a workout! The pace slowed a tad during the elementary school years as they turned to playing with their friends at recess or because they [Read More]
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A Grand Trip To The Grand Hotel On Mackinac Island
I’m pivoting from my parenting tales this month to put on my Travel Blogger hat. I’m sharing my thoughts about our recent trip to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan. What is the Grand Hotel? Called “America’s Summer place”, the Grand Hotel first opened in 1887 for vacationers who traveled to Michigan by train, [Read More]
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Parenting Teens: The Second One with the Michael Marcagi Concert
Welcome back, dear readers, to the exciting conclusion of our adventure at the Michael Marcagi concert at the El Club in Detroit. Last week you read the scintillating details of how my daughter begged me to buy her tickets to a general admission concert at a small venue in Detroit, how my husband and I [Read More]
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Parenting Teens: The One with the Michael Marcagi Concert
“Mom, can you get us tickets to the Michael Marcagi concert? It’s in June and we really want to go,” my seventeen year old asked me this past March. “Who’s Michael Marcagi?” I asked. “He’s this really awesome indie rock performer and he’s blowing up on Tik Tok and Lauren and I really want to [Read More]
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19 Awesome Things I Love About My 19 Year Old
When we celebrated my oldest’s 19th birthday, it was a day marked with presents, dinner at his favorite restaurant, and a birthday cake made from the yellow box mix he loves. To be honest, there was not a lot of over-the-top fanfare besides the typical birthday festivities. After all, turning nineteen doesn’t have the same [Read More]
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The Woman in Me, The Women, and a FROG
Recently I’ve had the pleasure of reading three books that surprised me with a common theme: strong women. I didn’t see that coming when I picked up 1) a Pop Star’s memoir, 2) a fiction book about the Vietnam War, and 3) another memoir about working in an Asian Antiques Shop. And while I haven’t [Read More]
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