My sister Kathy spent the week leading up to her 54th birthday helping my mom and I finalize details for a trip Kathy isn't even taking. She will be driving us to the airport, though, and picking us up, and hosting us the night before our flight. She's basically our personal Uber/Travel Agent/Concierge Service. I [...]
I traveled 442 miles round trip to have dinner with 75% of my kids Monday night and it was worth each of the 482 minutes I spent on highway 10. I’m not really a numbers person anyway. I am a person who loves glorious summer evenings, and smorgasbords of wood-fired pizza, and sweet bites of [...]
My son Vinnie and daughter in-law Danni discovered a little slice of Italy right here in Wisconsin and we couldn't be more thrilled for them (and for us). Located on the coast of Lake Pepin, the Villa Bellezza winery offers everything one might expect in an Italian winery -- lush vineyards, a cobblestone courtyard, delicious [...]
I spent a beautiful Saturday with my in-laws this week, thanks to the magic of memories and Churchill Downs. Vince and Mary Jane Biskupic loved to spend an afternoon at the racetrack, he for the opportunity to test his horse acumen, and she for the chance to test her Irish luck. Mostly, though, they both [...]
The question caught me off guard as I sprinted between midday errands, and I answered too quickly. “Knowing what you know now, would you still become a foster parent?” a friend asked. “No way!” I said. It wasn’t true. I knew this as soon as the words left my mouth. I knew it even more [...]