Sunday marks the first official day of fall. I, for one, am more than ready to say goodbye to the 90-degree days we’ve had this week and welcome crisp fall air at last with open arms and cozy cardigans. Fall is my favorite season: The weather is perfect for being outside, not too hot and …
We woke up a few Saturdays ago to a cool, dreary, drizzly day. There’s nothing worse than a rainy day at the end of summer. By 9 AM, the boys were at each other’s throats, already sick of cartoons and LEGOs. It was going to be one of those days where all the coffee in …
Tell my kids we’re going to look a sculptures outside and Easton would probably start whining instantly. But hand them a map and tell them we’re going on a troll hunt … well, that’s a game changer. The trolls at the Morton Arboretum are a new exhibit that opened in June, a series of six …
When I was in grade school, I came home the first day of every new school year to a pan of freshly baked brownies and a new box of crayons. I distinctly remember one year my mom found a “rainbow crayon” that colored multiple different colors. I was in heaven. It wasn’t about the actual …
