I went cave tubing in Belize. Yes, I did. While visiting the country as a stop on my latest trip on the Carnival Magic, this was the excursion I chose. Just saying it out loud sounds exotic. And fancy, though I was anything but fancy in my bathing suit, water shoes, life jacket and helmet. Here’s the proof. I read dozens… View Post
A few years ago, I posted a photo of our family’s Summertime Agenda of Awesome, and the idea took off. Since then, I’ve stuck a similar poster on the wall each summer just before summer officially begins to let the children know the expectations for those long (sometimes stressful) summer days. In years past, the agenda has always included such… View Post
Maybe I’m just a little sensitive after sending the small people away to sleepaway camp…maybe I missed them madly and am just longing for summer to hang around. Either way, I’m finding myself taking quite a few walks down memory lane. You see, my small girl is getting ready to start 7th grade (when did THAT happen??) and the small… View Post
I can’t remember a time that my small people weren’t enamored by the sight of a stuffed animal. There is just something about the comfort of a favorite teddy bear, or the smile of a child with a cuddly lion. As an adult, I still have a long-loved bear on my bed every night. I have fallen in love with… View Post
For 98 Summers the Muny has been a St. Louis fixture….a tradition drawing theater lovers to the outdoors, sitting in the midst of Forest Park, under a gentle canopy of trees and lights. As a non-native, I didn’t grow up with the tradition, but it is one I’ve easily found myself enjoying and watching my small girl fall in love… View Post
Cruising is one of my favorite ways to travel. This Aquarius would spend all of her time on the water if she could, having long ago fallen in love with the sound of the sea, the swaying motion that provides the most peaceful sleep on the planet and the all of the amenities that make any vacation a little slice… View Post
