This week both of our sons are home for spring break. However, it appears “spring break” has all but disappeared in our family. By spring break, I mean the time-honored tradition of packing up the family wagon and going on vacation. The scary thing is, I didn’t even realize it was gone! I could place [...]
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While fall remains my favorite season, summer is a close second. More accurately, not summer in the context of the three-month season between the end of May to the end of September, but rather summer in that two-month period when schools are out. I think for our family, like most, this is the brief moment [...]
Growing up, back to school shopping was an additional annual holiday for me. My family lived in a rural area, and we commuted daily to a larger city for school and work. It was a bit difficult to shop for back-to-school supplies on a whim. The event took some planning and turned into a very [...]
In the truest sense of the word, extended family refers to those non immediate family members such as aunts, uncles or grandparents who live in or near the same household as the nuclear family. Therefore, “visiting extended family” is by definition, a bit incorrect. That being said, it is the best way I can think [...]
I try to avoid contentious topics on this blog but I’ll just put this one out there. The best vacations are on the beach! My family just wrapped up our summer vacation at a beach destination. While the weather wasn’t the best, we still had a great time. This week’s featured pic is one of [...]




