Over Christmas break my brother, his wife, and their two-year old were up from Arizona for some holiday time in the NorthWest. When ever we get folks in from out-of-town we get to head out to all sight-seeing spots and … Continue reading →

I have decided that since I am on vacation from work for the next 9 days, I would take a vacation from writing as well. There is much to be done in the days I have off. Chores, winter cleaning, Thanksgiving next week, and a visit from my parents this ...

For two-thirds of my offspring, it’s the first day of school, which has me ready to write my “How I spent my summer vacation” essay. I had the great good fortune to be able to take another extended vacation with my family this year, as I have ever year since ...

With the grind that comes along with the weeks and months that go by it's easy to get tunnel vision. The little moments when we are together as a family without anything on the agenda except spending time with each other - those moments tend to bri...

Do you know what eight hours in a car, two hours on a ferry and then another three hours in the car does to your backside? By the time I climbed out of my Mondeo after driving back from Western France after this arduous journey, my bumcheeks were so numb ...

On our vacation we enjoyed a couple of camp fires and the cooking of things on sticks. I wrote about the corn cob fire and the hotdogs yesterday but today I want to look at a different camp fire cooking. Part of the vacation was spent in Ponca State Park ...

Every person wants to take a vacation every now and again, and one of the large expenses when going far away is the airfare that you have to pay for! In honor of Summer coming soon and knowing that many of my readers are planning some fun getaways, I have ...

It never fails. Vacation time always comes to an end and reality rears it’s ugly head. You get used to having someone else make up the bed, vacuum the carpets, clean the bathroom and cook the meals, but when you return home that all ends. Let&#82...