Despite having grown up only 60 miles as the crow flies from Mackinac Island (pronounced Mackinaw), I have never seen the cult-classic movie Somewhere in Time, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, that was filmed there in the eighties. However, the feeling of having stepped “somewhere” back in time is precisely what you get when [...]
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The Magic of Mackinac
Posted in Childhood, Family, Summer, Travel, tagged Childhood, Family, Grand Hotel, Lake Huron, Mackinac Island, Summer, Summer Vacation, Travel, Vacation on July 22, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Gratitude Sunday 17
Posted in Childhood, Family, Gratitude Sunday, Summer, Travel, tagged Grand Hotel, Gratitude, Gratitude Sunday, Mackinac Island, Summer, Travel, Vacation on July 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I am pleased to report we came home from our whirlwind Ohio/Michigan vacation in great spirits after having enjoyed some of the most spectacular summer weather Northern Michigan has to offer. While the weather Gods smiled upon us, the kids spent hours swimming, fishing, boating and just plain mucking around in the lakes. I adore [...]
Joyride
Posted in Family, Holidays, Summer, Travel, tagged Family, Travel, Summer, Cedar Point, Roller Coasters, Amusement Park on July 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Remember my post from about a week ago about boosting creative energy by looking at life from different perspectives and avoiding the “numb zone”? Well, not wanting to be one of those “do as I say” people, I decided to put my life where my mouth is. Here is a short video of me riding [...]
On the Road Again
Posted in Family, Holidays, I Need Wine Pronto!, Summer, Travel, tagged Family, Fourth of July, Summer Vacation, Travel on July 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Blog posts have been sparse, I know. Believe me, I would love to be writing more. I am just FULL of things to write about but no time or much Internet access. (I am holed up in my Aunt’s attic office as I write this). We left Colorado on Friday morning for a whirlwind tour [...]
A Time of One’s Own
Posted in Entertaining, Family, Friendship, Summer, Travel, tagged Family, Rancho la Puerta, Spa, Summer, Travel on June 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I miss you, little blog, but summer is kicking my butt. Well, summer plus having my husband on the other side of the world (New Zealand) for a week. It seems I wake up with the kids and go to sleep with the kids. We’ve had a lot of fun so far, but I’d be [...]
Saint Grandpa
Posted in Family, tagged Family on June 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
There are two things I am going to miss about having young children. They believe anything is possible They will express that belief openly and without inhibition Take the following conversation as a case in point. At the dinner table one night this week, the kids were naming all of the holidays, including St. Patrick’s [...]
Here We Go
Posted in Family, Former Job(s), Parenting, Summer, Writing, tagged Family, Parenting, Summer, Summer Vacation on June 2, 2010 | Comments Off
The kids finished school last week, but since it was a long weekend when we would all have been home anyway, I considered today the first “real” day of summer vacation. We started off with a bang. Both kids had friends over for playdates and we took an excursion to the library and the local [...]
Gratitude Sunday 10
Posted in Family, Friendship, Gratitude Sunday, Parenting, tagged Children, Fathers, Friends, Gratitude Sunday, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Mothers on May 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
This being Mother’s Day, I am compelled to dedicate this Gratitude Sunday post to my children and my mother. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!! In honor, I slipped in a few extra “motherhood” gratitude quotes. Quotes on Gratitude for Mothers “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy [...]
April Fool
Posted in Family, Holidays, tagged April Fool's Day, Family on April 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
That’s me – the April Fool. Remember when I told you that Jay would do just about anything to sleep with us? Well, yesterday he outdid even himself. At bedtime, we snuggled up in the rocking chair as usual for story time. As I pulled back the covers to tuck him in after the story [...]
Gold Medal Day
Posted in Family, Skiing, Travel, Winter, tagged Family, Keystone, Moguls, Skiing, Travel, Winter on March 26, 2010 | Comments Off
Lindsay Vonn I am not. However, I had a great day of skiing today, even if my thighs are on fire now (and not in a good way). We are staying with friends in Keystone this weekend to get our final fill of winter. To be honest, skiing has been a struggle ever since I [...]
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