While I’m not much of a gamer, I do love watching my children play games. We’ve amassed a collection of games over the years and a few game systems to boot. My husband was an early adopter with the Commodore…
Category: Musings on Family Travel Time
Wordless Wednesday: Chillin’ at the Beach
The school year is a marathon not a sprint. That’s what I keep telling myself. We’re in the swing of everything now. School. Homework. Chores. Sports. Games. Activities. You name it we’re doing it. The sights and sounds of summer…
Family Game Time #WiiU #washington #dc #seizingfamilytime
Let me make one thing clear. I’m not a gamer. I’m the parent and wife of gamers, but not a gamer myself. In fact even in my heyday of gaming, I probably played Ms. PacMan about once a year. I…
Wordless Wednesday: Taking a Bite Out of Life
I found a photo that made me smile. While copying photos from my husband’s phone that I had taken for a recent sponsored shop, I happened upon this treasure of a photo. The photo was taken at San Diego Zoo…
Thursday at #BlogHer12 (Part 1)…Dreaming of #BeachesResort
A vacation should be relaxing. Stress free. A welcome distraction from life back home. That’s the theory anyway. I’ve heard rumors of relaxing vacations. Ones where you sip a drink while relaxing by the pool. You sleep in or get…
Wordless Wednesday: How Did He Get So Big?? #seizingfamilytime #hersheypark
A Trip to Canada for Book Lovers!
I’ve been an avid reader all my life. One of my favorite parts of Christmas morning was tearing open the wrapped gift from my parents. When I got older I would go to the bookstore, choose my own books, which…
An Easy-To-Use Scheduling Tool and a Way To Earn Money for Schools
I looked at the calendar and my mouth dropped open. I have one starting school in a week and a half and two starting school in two weeks. Question #1: Where did the summer go? Question #2: How will I…
How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular #DWDragonsLive #DC [Giveaway]
It was sweltering day. It was too hot to go outside. We’d been at the pool every day that week. What to do, what to do? Then it came to me! We’d beat the heat by going to a free…
FedEx SenseAware: Making Sure a Precious Cargo Arrives Safe and Sound
I was talking to a dad at my son’s end-of-season sports party about cycling. As the kids splashed in the pool, we chatted about soccer, our jobs, and our families. And then we started talking about biking. I know nothing…
