Last week was our kids’ Spring Break. We decided to celebrate with an all-inclusive 14-day cruise through the Caribbean. NOT. Like most good Michiganders, we headed to warm, tropical Chicago! It’s a great town and my daughter and I decided to celebrate with dinner at American Girl Place Chicago. That’s when things got a little out [Read More]
What to Do in 40 Hours in New York City
After months of planning, my girlfriends and I escaped to New York City for the weekend recently. Between flying to and from La Guardia (or La Garbage as my Uber driver called it), I figure I spent merely 40 hours in the Big Apple. Thankfully, 40 hours was all I needed to have a blast! [Read More]
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A Grand Family Adventure in the Trees
My kids are growing up fast. Every time I blink they seem to get bigger! That’s why I was pleased to go on a family adventure in the trees recently at a zipline and climbing park. To facilitate this adventure, I was given tickets to the Grand Rapids Treetop Adventure Park. I was not financially [Read More]
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5 Things I’m Loving about Summer
How did THAT happen? Suddenly it’s August and the dog days of summer. I feel like summer just began, yet I’ve seen friends in Arizona already go back to school. Yikes! Meanwhile, here in Michigan, we won’t return to school until after Labor Day. That means I still have a few weeks left to enjoy [Read More]
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Seen and Unseen on our Family Vacation
“Ocean in view! Oh the joy!” wrote William Clark in 1805, thinking he had reached the Pacific Ocean. Alas, that famous member of the duo, Lewis and Clark, was looking at an estuary of the Columbia River. This got me thinking about all the things my family saw, thought we saw, or wanted to see, but [Read More]
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5 Things I Love about Independence Day
The Fourth of July, aka America’s Independence Day, is right around the corner. You may have noticed it’s coming due to the preponderance of Red, White and Blue gear and foods that shout at you from store shelves. Or the fact that summer weather has officially arrived. Or perhaps the creative Fourth of July pins [Read More]
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Disney World Rides, Food, and Fun
My family makes an annual pilgrimage to Disney World every winter. It’s five fun-filled days of traipsing around the parks and remarking how temperatures in the 60s feel like summer to us, even as every Floridian we see is wearing a winter coat! This year there were no Hawks of Death or indecent groping of characters, [Read More]
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Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall
It’s that time of year again, when summer turns to fall. As I look back with fondness on this past summer, I can say with confidence that I did it all. Camping? In a comfortable cabin of course. Biking? With the kids to Dairy Queen no less! Swimming? Lots and lots of swimming. Family vacation? [Read More]
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10 Tips for Your First Disney Cruise
Like the city of Atlantis or Amelia Earhart’s plane, some things are lost forever. Yet, some things presumed lost, such as the Titanic, ARE found. So it was when I uncovered these 10 Tips for Your First Disney Cruise in the abyss that is my work desk. Loyal readers may recall that my family and [Read More]
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Summer Days Drifting Away
The leaves have begun to turn here in Michigan. It is faint, but noticeable. The mornings are much cooler, too. Fall is knocking on the door and I don’t want to answer. Since I was little, Summer has been my favorite season. It was exciting to be free from the confines of school and weather. [Read More]
