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Happy First Day of School! 22 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
My fourth and first graders! Today was the day - time to head back to the classroom. End of summer break. Back to our regularly scheduled programming. And all that jazz. I heard a lot of people sayi...
School Supply Shopping Madness 13 Aug 2013 | 04:00 am
Today was "school supply shopping day"...and so I headed to the store, armed with the supply lists for first grade and fourth grade. I should have also brought my patience. I dread school supply shop...
Wordless Wednesday - In Central Park 7 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Honestly, I'm planning on writing a recap of our visit to NYC. But until then, this is one of my favorite pics from the trip. The girls standing on the Alice in Wonderland statue in the middle o.....
Kalahari Resorts Summer Splash Celebration Giveaway! 28 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
With several weeks of summer left, there's a lot of fun to fit in before the kids head back to school. To help in the endeavor, Kalahari Resorts in Sandusky, Ohio is celebrating with a Summer Splash ...
Monopoly and McDonald's - Plus a Scavenger Hunt at the Toledo Zoo 25 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
It's that time of year again - Monopoly time at McDonald's! And this year residents of northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan have one-in-four odds of winning plus multiple ways to win AND there are tw...
Not So Wordless Wednesday - Words of Wisdom 17 Jul 2013 | 04:30 pm
So very true. Sometimes it's hard to remember this. I think it's always best to be passionate about what you're doing. If you aren't passionate about your work, you won't be happy. So happy t...
Wordless Wednesday - Happy 4th of July (a little early) 3 Jul 2013 | 09:56 pm
Wishing you all a happy and safe Fourth of July!
A Summer Day on Put-in-Bay 27 Jun 2013 | 10:44 pm
One of our favorite places to visit each summer (or fall) is Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Last weekend we boarded a Miller Boat Line ferry in Catawba, Ohio and headed to the island fo...
It's Monday. I'm blogging. It's a miracle! 18 Jun 2013 | 07:56 am
OK, maybe it's not really a miracle...but since my last blog post was two weeks ago, I'm amazed that I just found five minutes to sit down and write. Granted, I should be cooking dinner or folding la...
Happy last day of school! (Alternate title: Time flies and the kids are growing up too fast) 6 Jun 2013 | 08:11 pm
It's here. The very last day of the school year. Yesterday I posted pics of the kids from the first day of school Fast forward to today. These are their pics from last year and this year: Emma on fi...
