March 25, 2023 How to research the perfect road trip side quest I love family road trips. They feel like such a fun childhood rite of passage. When Z was younger, we used to drive up…
August 22, 2022 How to spend a weekend all by yourself My family went away for a weekend and left me home alone. This sentence could sound sad or forlorn to some, but now read…
May 16, 2022 Costa Rica roundup: all of our best posts Pura Vida! That’s what you’ll find yourself saying after a visit to Costa Rica. It’s a philosophy that centers a happy life around being…
May 8, 2022 Top 10 things to love about Costa Rica Costa Rica is adorable. Yes, you’ve heard me rave in prior posts about how beautiful the country is. Now, I’m going to talk about…
April 10, 2022 Have the family adventure of a lifetime in Costa Rica When you imagine the perfect family travel experience, what do you picture? If you answered beautiful beaches, unforgettable wildlife, thrilling volcanos and spectacular rainforests,…
August 29, 2020 We found the AirBnB animal farm of our dreams Do you love swimming and animals as much as we do? Have we got a treasure for you. Our one-night getaway to Splash Harbor…
August 19, 2020 Discover the joys of a one night getaway Lately, do you feel like you’d do almost anything to spend a day lounging at a pool? Yeah. That’s about where we were. This…
May 10, 2020 Snorkeling with Mom at Black Rock, Kaanapali, Maui We’ve missed out on three scheduled vacation trips this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. To say that we’re bummed would be an understatement…
March 23, 2020 Get your family talking Family conversation is an art form that is not practiced as often as it was in times gone by. Too often these days, small…
March 19, 2020 School’s out for summer As Ohio’s winter-into-spring phase drags on, plus so many of us have been forced into being reluctant homeschoolers by the Coronavirus, I find myself…