While sitting at the girls’ symphony chair placement auditions a couple weeks ago, I couldn’t help but listen to the teenagers on the bench across from me chat about all kinds of things. Most of it was idle chit chat; typical te ...
One of my most memorable family vacations when I was a kid was our trip to visit relatives in Denver. It was the final landing place for my uncle who had traveled the world with IBM. I remember the stories my cousin used to tell me about li ...
It’s my job as a parent to protect my children from the evils of the outside world. Whether it’s the harsh reality that we call today’s news or language that young ears shouldn’t hear, we have always been careful abo ...
For the bajillionth time, I’m going to say that I was not a fan of science in school. I didn’t enjoy it. The information didn’t stick like it needed to. I have maybe two positive memorable science-class related experiences ...
This past year we’ve told you about a couple games that are set in the mysterious world of art. Both Modern Art and Petite Pastiche throw you in with the masters. One has you trading in their works and trying to make your museum the m ...
You hear us talk about Madison and Kennedy all the time and see them in most of our posts. What many people don’t realize is that our first children were of the four-legged kind. Scott and I were parents to two American Eskimo dogs as ...
I’m going to start off by saying I’m struggling to find a really good description for a card game we played recently. LUPO: The Space Adventure by LUPO World falls somewhere in between the categories of card games and role-playi ...
At bedtime for the past few weeks, even before the passing of Stephen Hawking, Scott and I have been setting the sleep timer as we tune the television to a show about the universe. It’s been interesting, exciting yet peaceful to liste ...
Even before I was a parent, I was torn on what types of gifts to purchase for birthdays, holidays, weddings and other celebrations. I seldom asked for a list of preferred items because it was more important for me to find a gift that showca ...
Have you ever felt like a fish out of water when your child has expressed an interest in joining some club, sport or activity? That’s exactly how I felt five years ago when Madison decided she wanted to join the school orchestra. Neit ...
