Costa Rica with kids is totally worth it...depending on your attitude, and your kids. Fishing on Lake Arenal in Costa Rica. That's a volcano behind them! Back in March we got our boys' first passports. I thought I was preparing us well ahead of time, but it turned out I should … [Read more...]
Secrets of the Lost Caves – Q&A With Author Cheryl Potter
The second book in The Potluck Yarn Trilogy is out and I had the pleasure of reading a review copy and getting a Q&A opportunity with author Cheryl Potter, who created this series as a YA adventure. She lives in Vermont and runs a yarn shop while also writing novels. In the … [Read more...]
On My Way To School by Sarah Maizes (Children’s Book Review)
School. We've been back at it for a month now, and the bloom is off the rose. Every weekday morning there are groans and whining instead of bounces and enthusiasm like there were during the first few days of school. While Sarah Maizes' latest book in the On My Way To... series … [Read more...]
Oahu Press Trip Photo Outtakes
In short: Last month I went to Oahu for about 72 hours. Three other bloggers, one PR guy, and a varying collection of locals ate, snorkeled, "surfed," drank, hot tubbed, kayaked, hiked, spectated, tried to make fire, danced, rode, sniffed, tasted, watched, lei'd, and many … [Read more...]