For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a collector. My dad introduced me to stamps and coins at a very young age and to this date I still pocket coins and unique currency. Middle and high school saw my collection of baseball ...
Never in a million years would I have guessed that something as simple as a trip to a Cubs vs Cardinals baseball game would make such a difference in my life. I figured it would be like the other Cubs game trips we had taken in college. A f ...
My cooking tends to be a joke in our family. Even the priest couldn’t resist adding a little tidbit about how I manage to burn grilled cheese into the sermon at our wedding. It is what it is. I’m not the best cook in the family ...
Ha! I bet you thought after our string of roll-n-write (Lanterns Dice, Kingdomino Duel, Rolled West) and flip-n-write games (Second Chance, Deadly Doodles, Kokoro) a few weeks back that we were done with those for a while. Nope. I have foun ...
I stand corrected. For quite some time I had the misguided notion that all deck-building games were the same. At least that had been my experience. Every time we played one, the rules were the same. Draw cards from your deck, spend them to ...
It’s that time of year again where families are attending egg hunts and parents are scrambling (Ha! Get it?) to ensure the Easter Bunny delivers baskets that will provide happiness and enjoyment for children of all ages. Store shelves ...
It’s THAT time of year again! It’s with great excitement that we are once again offering an assortment of holiday gift guides featuring ideas for younger kids, pop culture gifts, various home and electronics, games for older kid ...
If you saw one of these games on the shelf of your local retailer, you’d probably wonder if you had stumbled into the wrong aisle. There’s a mini-fad going on right now in the game world. And that is to not only brand a game aft ...
As Thanksgiving was approaching, I spent a lot of time pondering the things I have to be thankful for. In a year where everyone with kids has shifted gears and become part-time teachers, I’m blessed to know my girls are studying thing ...
Has anyone besides me lost track of time? As an example, I’ll be in a conversation and say something like, “We watched that last week.” or “The other day we were talking about (whatever topic).” Then Scott will ...
