WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: SUMMER
Hot summer days need cool water balloons! What do you do to beat the heat?

6th grade sleepover, my friend and I hunched over the record player, using our finger to rotate Ozzy’s Crazy Train album backwards at 33 1/3 rpm to hear hidden satanic messages. It’s what all “good girls” did at slumber parties. We played it faster, slower, louder, and finally gave up for fear of waking her…
Your precarious mission: Retrieve from a local store (in under 15 minutes): S. – SANDWICH BAGS: Holds survival snacks M. – MOISTURIZER: Best youthful disguise I. – ICE CREAM: Your civilian “purpose” for trip L. – LIPGLOSS: Mesmerizing barely-there color with specific shimmer distracts others E. – EFFICIENCY: It’s a streamline grab-n-dash operation Should any…
Today being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I wanted to teach my kids some of his lessons to love each other, contributing to the good of humanity and that small actions yield big power. I asked each child to dream up a random act of kindness that we could do. After a few suggestions, my…
Why do you travel? To get away from the daily grind? To spend quality time with others? To invest time in, and transform, yourself? To learn about other cultures, flavors and traditions? My friends Christina, Marsha, Patty and I (and occasionally a special guest!) found a way to do all of the above during those…
When I heard Fifty Shades of Grey was Twilight-based fan fiction, I was determined to dislike the series. No millions raving about Christian Grey could lead me to betray Edward Cullen. When film trailers featured shockingly familiar dialogue, I felt it proved that Christian and Anastasia were faking it! Then, on opening weekend, I found…
My family has always loved OREO cookies, the original ones (Double stuff included). When OREO first introduced golden ones, I tried them – once. When the birthday flavor came out, again, we tried them but ran back to the original recipe. When Thins first appeared, we were not even interested. Our cookie logic believed that…
Colorful ballons and Summer…fun and beautify!
Thanks! I love your name, what was your favorite island? I’ll have to check out your blog tonight! Thanks for wandering by!