Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
One of my favorite Halloween memories is of the time I took my two-year old son Charlie trick or treating and he thought every costumed person we saw was the real thing. Imagine waking up from your afternoon nap and finding Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles walking up and down your very own street! And [...]
Normally, I get a little salty about Christmas in July. I love Christmas and I love July and I like to enjoy them both as thoroughly as I can. Never the twain shall meet, especially as July starts to wane and I get a little panicky that summer is going to leave me before I've [...]
How lucky are we that the longest day of the year marks the official first day of summer? We need all that extra daylight to take a leisurely morning stroll, pick a few daisies, make Mickey Mouse pancakes, slip and slide, visit our baby calf friends, jump in a pool, build a cottonwood snowman, eat [...]
We experienced a festival of kindness this weekend as we gathered to celebrate our daughter Katherine’s marriage to Ed Rhee. When our crotchety old lawn mower broke down a few days before we hosted the wedding on our property Up North, our friends Nicolle and Ron loaded up theirs and delivered it right to us. [...]
There's a place for those of us who enjoyed our childhoods and who sometimes wish we could take kids back to that innocent time. There's also a place where those who battled through a challenging childhood can make fresh, happy memories. You can spend time together with time to spare at Bay Beach, the cutest [...]