My family took an awesome vacation to Scotland this summer. There was scenery, stories, and salmon. Pints in the pub and hikes through the heather. It was amazing! We had talked about making this trip for years as a way to celebrate that our kids achieved milestone graduations in 2025–my son from college and my [Read More]
70s and 80s Childhood Summer Memories That’ll Take You Back
Recently I saw a meme on social media that took me back. Waaaaaay back to my Gen X childhood in the 70s and 80s. “You can still taste the warm plastic water on an 80s summer day…” the meme states alongside a picture of a green plastic water gun. Oh my word, yes I can! [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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I’m the Mom Who Doesn’t Want Summer to End
It’s that time of year. Social media is flooded with pictures of kids going back to school. And usually there is at least one viral picture or video of a mom dancing gleefully or lounging with a cocktail beside the pool while the kids are off to school. I get it, I do. I’m not [Read More]
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One Mom, Two Kids, and Oreo Cookies
It’s summertime and my kids are a tween and a teen. Which means that my life looks like this now: Yup, gone are the summer days where we blew bubbles, drew with sidewalk chalk, and enjoyed days at the pool or lake. Don’t get me wrong. My kids still want to enjoy a fine summer [Read More]
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Six Things All Kids Say on Vacation
Here are six things all kids say on vacation, no matter how old they are. Yup, I don’t care if your kiddos are three or thirteen, they will say these things. My kids, now 15 and 11, have been saying these things on vacation since they were old enough to talk. And they haven’t stopped [Read More]
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Simply Summer Highlights
As summer 2017 winds down, I like to look back at the memories we made. I am definitely one of those people who LOVES summer. Here are my favorite summer highlights: My son turned 14. I might be biased, but I think he’s becoming such a handsome young man. He played in a summer hockey [Read More]
