21 Hours in Vail, Colorado: Summer Fun with Tweens and Teens
Who says you need a week for vacation? Last Friday night a freelance-writing assignment brought me, my husband, 11-year-old daughter and 14-year-old niece to Vail…
Read MoreWho says you need a week for vacation? Last Friday night a freelance-writing assignment brought me, my husband, 11-year-old daughter and 14-year-old niece to Vail…
Read MorePoignant, inspiring, sad, thoughtful, important. Those are the words I jotted down in my notebook as I toured the newly expanded WWII Valor in the…
Stand up paddling was a “must do” while my husband Quent and I were on Oahu, Hawaii, earlier this month. Also known as stand up…
If there is one thing my kids love it’s candy. During our recent trip to Milwaukee when people inquired about our plans and we mentioned…
Mexico’s Riviera Maya has long been a favorite family vacation destination; we’ve traveled to the Yucatan coast on the Caribbean Sea several times over the…
Milwaukee-based Palermo’s Pizza company is an American Dream story. In 1964 the Fallucca family, Italian immigrants, opened a bakery called Palermo Villa. Eventually the establishment…
The American Girl store at Mall of America here in Minnesota draws doll-loving girls locally and from out of town. But I believe that’s the…
One must-do on the brand-new Disney Dream? A ride on the first-in-the-cruise-industry on-board water slide. Truly, this was a coveted activity on the two-night Inaugural…
Ear pressure is something every airplane passenger should try and avoid. However, colds, allergies and flying can easily contribute to that uncomfortable ear pressure which…
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York City is watched by around 50 million people on television, but “only” 3.5 million or so people get to…