The Cods of Cape Cod

I love to take vacations with ( and without ) my children. We can buy souvenirs and take pictures, but in the end it's the memories that we hold most dear. Not only is remembering an important part of our vacations, but the anticipation is part of the fun as well. When we moved here to Connecticut five years ago, we knew that we wanted to visit Cape Cod. We've been there twice and still hold on to memories of playing in the sand (while trying to keep warm!), whale watching, and the special

Do you know what time it is?

I’ll give you a few hints:It’s fall.I haven’t collected bugs for a few weeks.A new crop of tiger beetles has emerged from their burrows.What time is it?IT’S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL FALL TIGER BEETLE TRIP! I don’t think there is any trip during the year that I look forward to more than this one. Hunting for insects is fun no matter what, but it is particularly enjoyable when the sweltering days of summer give way to the cool days of fall – crisp air, pungent, earthy aromas, shadows long and sharp, an

Guest Post: Creative Escape Part 3, The Classes

Thank you to our Guest Poster, Holly Attfield for providing an inside look as an attendee at the scrapbooking event, Creative Escape . If you missed Holly’s previous posts, you can find them here: Part 1 , Part 2 . Please do visit Holly at her blog, Random Tidbit Series ! Amidst all of the fun and scrapbook supply shopping, all the chatting with old friends and making new ones, the most intriguing reason to go to an event like Creative Escape is the opportunity to attend

Fall Into Fun

With fall officially upon us, I though I’d share some of my favorite, low-cost ideas for fall family adventures. Over the next several days, I’ll share some of my favorite ideas, and I hope you’ll share some of yours with me! You’ve probably heard talk about “staycations”, or vacation type things you can do at home to [...] Hey Mom! Make some dough with our Mom Affiliate Program Related posts: Fall Trends For Gorgeous Hair Scary Movie 4 Do You Live In A New Urban Community?

A Postcard From Mona

Remember Mona? Remember the fun little game I told you we're playing with her this week?? Well she sent me a postcard. She wants me to know she is alive and well and I'm glad, because stories have reached me via twitter and email regarding Mona's excessive drinking and near drowning after almost getting tossed overboard a cruise ship in an empty Corona bottle, and I've been quite worried. You can imagine my relief when I received this over the weekend: Mona seems to be

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