A great book for a book club selection. The Goldfinch was the chosen book for our last book club meting. After reading the Vactioners, the group wanted something more literary, and the Pulitzer prize winning book by Donna Tart seemed to fit the bill perfectly. The Goldfinch is the story of Theo Becker. The book opens with 27-year-old Theo sick …
We just returned from a two week trip to the beautiful country of Ireland. I cannot say enough about how magical this island is. Over the course of the next week, I will be writing and sharing with you many of the wonderful gems that we came across on our journey around the island. But …
This is a first. We have just created our first family “commercial”. When Angel Soft asked me if I would like to partner with them on their #SheetHappens and #SheetOutOfLuck campaign, I was very excited about two specific aspects of this partnership. First, they were offering a year supply of both Angle Soft bath tissue and …
Day Five Destination: Burlington, VermontWhat a glorious night of sleep we had, and with a short day of driving planned for the day we were able to sleep in until nine a.m. Truly a luxury in our Marriott beds. So what do you do with four hours to spend in Montreal? 1) Talk with the …
Day FourDestination, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Well our morning did not go at all according to plan. The plan: up, out, and on the road by 8 a.m. The reality: Up and out roughly 8:30. Not too bad, but we didn’t really get any miles behind us until 10:00 a.m. We both slept great at America’s …
Day Three Destination: Ann Arbor, MichiganOh, what a very, very long day driving. Let me just say right off the bat that we did not make it to our destination of Ann Arbor. Close, but no cigar. We called it quits in a town named Jackson just 30 minutes shy of Ann Arbor, but at …
Day Two Destination: Lincoln Nebraska Well, I suppose the best thing that I can say about today is that it was uneventful. We traveled 883 miles and not a lot happened. I was able to get a swim in this morning at Little America in Salt Lake City. The hotel had two swimming pools one …
Day One ~ Destination: Salt Lake City, Utah Alyssa and I hopped into the car, bright and early at 7:15 a.m. A little late, we had hoped to leave by seven. Alyssa was detained a bit with her goodbyes to the family and dogs. It suddenly dawned on us how long it would be until we …
Yes, I am always on the road heading somewhere. I do love to travel. I got home last night from a wonderful, absolutely wonderful, two week trip to Ireland with my husband. Ireland is a beautiful country filled with the nicest people that you will ever meet anywhere! I have lots of blog posts in …
Another guest post ~ I’m one lucky mom to have so many kids willing to jump in and help me with my blog. Thank you, Alyssa, for sharing your knowledge with my readers! Hey Everyone – My name is Alyssa, the second eldest kid in this bunch. I decided to write a nutrition related guest post. …
