I don't know how this year is going for you, but it hasn't been too great over here. There's been plenty of illnesses and some of the general blahs that come after the holidays. Luckily for me, I grew...
Reading is a critical part of our children's development. Reading every day is important, and summer is no exception. Summer is perhaps even more important when many kids don't have the structure that school provides and time set aside...
Thousands of bicyclists will "Book it" to Iowa City on Friday, July 27 for the first overnight RAGBRAI stop in more than 40 years. Fun is planned for visiting cyclists and community members–and many of the activities are great...
My husband and I are huge fans of day trips. They are convenient, relatively inexpensive, fun, and can be spontaneous. We often start with a destination in mind, but may journey off an exit if we see something intriguing....
Thank you to all of you who braved the stormy weather conditions on Sunday for our Easter Egg Hunt event with Delta Delta Delta and MidWestOne Bank! While we wish we would have been able to hold the event...
The last days before my kids' winter break are usually chaotic, to say the least. As I'm scrambling to tie up loose ends, I usually realize I forgot a very important item on my to-do list: gifts for my...
As a kindergarten teacher, I have done countless craft and paint projects with my students as gifts for their parents that involved handprints, fingerprints, tearing paper, tracing, cutting, and so many other things. Some of them have been easy...
I just returned from a ten day trip to see my family. Notice the use of the word "trip" rather than "vacation" to describe this event. I love vacations and trips, and they are two different experiences. Vacation, to...
March Madness Bingo: Iowa Women
March Madness has arrived, and for our household that means non.stop. basketball.watching. We know that it's the same for many of you and your...
