The News: Friday, August 17 Edition

We have to go home tomorrow. Which makes me very unhappy, so I'm not going to babble much...I see no reason to sit here inside the cabin on my laptop while there is nature to be enjoyed, especially consider... Continued

The News: Thursday, August 16 Late Edition

I discovered I still have some of the skills my father taught me when I was very small, which is neat. We used to go camping for 4-6 weeks every spring, and when I say camping, I mean seriously camping. Mid... Continued

The News: Thursday, August 16 Edition

Vacation, Day Six: Today, I start reading my fourth book of this trip. Which is not necessarily different from how this would have gone at home, but here I get to do it while sitting next to a lake and list... Continued

The News: Wednesday, August 15 Edition

Really, I have nothing to report. Unless you want me to bore you with the fabulousness which is doing absolutely nothing, of course. I've been sitting on the beach reading, cooking over the campfire on stic... Continued

The News: Tuesday, August 14 Edition

Just another day in paradise. Or the woods, whatever. We have decided there is no good reason to leave here to go anywhere this week...there's a playground and a beach, the kids have their bikes and their o... Continued

The News: Monday, August 13 Edition

Went to the beach, cooked hot dogs over the campfire for dinner, sat next to the lake with my book...you knew I had to do that, right? I was gonna wait a day, but by then I figured I'd forget. Anyway, that'... Continued

The News: Sunday, August 12 Edition

For the next week, my intros are going to get a lot shorter. You don't really come here to read my babbling about my life anyway, and really...I hope to have nothing to report other than, "Went to the beach... Continued

The News: Saturday, August 11 Edition

And they're off! The cars are packed, the menus are planned, the kids have the things they simply cannot live without for a week (and boy is it amazing to see what those things are when you're dealing with ... Continued

The News: Friday, August 10 Edition

Technically, I'm on vacation as of today. My sister is picking me up and we're going to my niece's house (her daughter). We don't actually leave for the cabin until tomorrow, but I'm calling it now since I'... Continued

The News: Thursday, August 9 Edition

Am I the only one who does this? The week before I go on vacation I have all the time in the world to get stuff ready, so I take my time. And then all of a sudden I'm leaving in less than 24 hours and I hav... Continued