Last year I read a book that fundamentally changed the way I thought about my kids and outside play. Richard Louv's book Last Child in the Woods takes an in-depth look at the impact of nature and outside play on children, and how the time and manner in which children … [Read more...] about You Up For a Challenge?
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Running With Friends. Much Better Than Running With Scissors.
Emily and me, with the 90-year-old who beat us conveniently cropped out of the photo. I've been a runner off and on for the last 15 years. I've run a marathon, 2 half marathons, a 10k, an off-road race, and a handful of 5k's. I'll get on a running … [Read more...] about Running With Friends. Much Better Than Running With Scissors.
Six-Tastic Summer List 2.0
Summer vacation means cotton candy and baseball and crossing off #4 on the Six-Tastic Summer List 2.0 Summer vacation is officially upon us. This time last year I had a beach trip on the horizon, followed by a flurry of camps and one very impressive, Six-tastic list … [Read more...] about Six-Tastic Summer List 2.0
Friday Night TweetUp With the Monday Morning Quarterback, Peter King
I didn't come into this life a sports fan. Some of us are born into families with long-held team allegiances and a genetically pre-determined love of sports. Mine was not one of those families. I'm a late-bloomer when it comes to being a fan of … [Read more...] about Friday Night TweetUp With the Monday Morning Quarterback, Peter King
A Hendricks County Holiday
This past Saturday was a day that had been circled on my calendar for quite some time. Back in the fall, I'd been invited by the Hendricks County Convention & Visitors Bureau to attend a Holiday Tour of Hendricks County. Several of the stops on the itinerary … [Read more...] about A Hendricks County Holiday