Delete. Delete. Delete. There goes the paragraph I spent the last 20 minutes writing. And let me tell ya, it was satisfying to obliterate the whole dorky, cliche string of words. Sometimes it’s difficult to convey what’s on my mind… I have these feelings and thoughts swirling inside, and when it’s time to articulate into…
It was a brisk October day … I was playing with the kids in the backyard at my parents home. It was a game of tag – except we call the game ‘puppy pound’. If you get tagged by the person who is ‘it’ – you get locked in the pound. In this case, the…
The start of school officially marks the end of summer … so last month was spent soaking up as much sunshine and fresh air as possible! I tried to bring my camera along frequently, so I would be sure to capture the last days of summer. For this ’11 on 11′ post, I’ve compiled a…
Each summer we spend a few days on the shores of Lake Superior, along the Keewenaw peninsula in Michigan. My husband’s grandma grew up spending her summers in this very same place … so it is steeped in family tradition and rich with memories that go way back. All year long, the kids countdown the…
The month of June started off with a day trip to Red Wing, Minnesota – it’s about an hour south of Minneapolis. We visited the water park, had lunch at the ‘haunted’ St. James Hotel (didn’t see any ghosts) and then hiked Barn Bluff. Sofia forgot her hair binder at the pool, so we tied…
