The first order of business once we finally finished the interminable task of unloading the car and setting up the tent was finding firewood before it got dark. I might add that one of the only things I was actually looking forward to during this camping trip was sitting in front of a fire and… Continue reading Camping Practice: Part Two
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Camping Practice: Part One
Have you ever heard of a "practice" camping trip? Yeah, me neither. But my husband insisted that it was necessary. When he first suggested this abominable plan in January, gently noting that I hadn't set foot in a tent in almost two decades and insinuating it might be better to know how to set up… Continue reading Camping Practice: Part One
Working Up to Success
I know, I know - I didn't post last week. Based on the previous weeks' delays, I have decided that it might be time to move back to an every-other-week schedule for my blog posts. After all, with everything else on the internet, who has the time or energy to read a weekly blog post… Continue reading Working Up to Success
Babies and Games
I know, I know, this post is technically a day late. What can I say--I am not perfect, no matter how much I strive to be. And yes, I do strive to be. My brother, his wife, and their two-month old baby came to visit for the week and it was delightful. Not just because… Continue reading Babies and Games
A Writer’s Goals
As anyone who knows me at all is aware, I am generally the type of person who has New Year goals/resolutions/intentions (whichever your preferred phraseology is) planned out well in advance. By the time New Year hits, I know without a doubt what I want to accomplish that year. This year, for the first time… Continue reading A Writer’s Goals
Perspective: Half Empty or Half Full?
So, I am well aware I missed two weeks worth of posts--believe me, Chadwick won't leave me alone about it. But I have good excuses! Well, okay excuses. The week before last. . .well, I was just tired after and in between the holidays and had no energy left to expend on a post. And… Continue reading Perspective: Half Empty or Half Full?
Pioneer Days. . . and Camping
Remember the simple days? Before phones, electricity, running water. . .Those days, like in Laura Ingalls Wilder, when people built their own houses, and lived on the land. You don't? Well, I do. Okay, maybe not those ones specifically, since I may have been born after electricity and running water was invented, but I can… Continue reading Pioneer Days. . . and Camping
Fancy Dresses and Fairy tales
It was almost midnight. But that did not stop us. Once we had our hearts set on something, it was inevitable we would see it through if at all possible. The benefit to wintering in the Twin Cities with my grandparents (due to untraversable roads in the north) was that there were actually restaurants within… Continue reading Fancy Dresses and Fairy tales
Auroras and Angst
A soft tapping on the window startled us awake. My sisters and I sat up, scared for only a moment until we realized who it was. We peeked out to make sure. Yup. We quickly threw on some warm clothes, grabbed blankets, and tiptoed out of our room and out of the house, possibly stopping… Continue reading Auroras and Angst
Peach Licorice and Dreams
It was a dream come true. Hasn’t every child longed for the day his or her mother would say, “Eat as much candy as you like”? Our day had finally come. We were on a long drive—okay, as a child, basically anything longer than 10 minutes feels like a long drive—and, always the perfect children,… Continue reading Peach Licorice and Dreams
Forest Idylls 