A Tree for Every Season The first Christmas after my family moved to the country, my dad and I got our Christmas tree the old-fashioned way. We hiked into the woods with our three big dogs and chopped it down ourselves. Mom stayed home to get the decorations ready as we scoured the forest searchingContinue reading “EVERYDAY ADVENTURES”
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EVERYDAY ADVENTURES
Nailed It It’s hard to believe it’s almost fall, that magical season when the air turns crisp, trees ignite with color and Amazon packages begin stacking up on my doorstep higher than the piles of leaves in my yard. While many Americans traditionally think of autumn as the harvest season, in my house it’s primarilyContinue reading “EVERYDAY ADVENTURES”
EVERYDAY ADVENTURES
Foul Fame and Forgotten Roads My family and I once drove six hours to look for turkey tracks in the middle of Illinois. No, we’re not super dedicated turkey hunters. We were searching for a forgotten road. These turkey tracks, in fact, are almost a hundred years old and embedded in concrete. They are partContinue reading “EVERYDAY ADVENTURES”
EVERYDAY ADVENTURES
Diving Back In If you’ve ever taken kids on vacation, you know things don’t always go as planned. We learned that lesson the hard way on our first family trip to the beach. My daughter was only 21 months old and had never seen the ocean before. I couldn’t wait to introduce her to theContinue reading “EVERYDAY ADVENTURES”
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