For those who know me, I don’t have a problem talking to strangers, joining in random conversations or putting a thoughtful story on paper. Since I was young, I enjoyed the art of crafting a narrative, as long as I could do it on my o ...
First off, this isn’t brand new news. NASA has had public access to their library of photos, videos and more for some time now. But accessing them usually required a trip to your local library or learning how to navigate an archaic we ...
From the time the girls were little, they’ve loved to draw. I think that’s pretty normal for children as they envision something and use crayons and markers to bring it to life. Somewhere along the line, many kids move on to oth ...
When we’re shopping at thrift, the best thing we experience is finding a complete copy of a game from our childhood. They say you can’t relive memories, but in this case you can. Just seeing the box or board causes the memories ...
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 ...
