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The Cabins at Mazama Village and Wizard Island Tours at Crater Lake National Park
Travel

The Cabins at Mazama Village and Wizard Island Tours at Crater Lake National Park

There’s a place you’ve gotta see in this country. It’s a lake inside a volcano with an island inside of it with another volcano on it, and it is even more remarkable than it sounds. You’ve gotta see Crater Lake in southern Oregon once in your life at least. You’ve […]

Finding A HomeAway From Home
Travel

Finding A HomeAway From Home

Much love to for providing me this platform to share a very personal story of how we choose to travel as a family. Please read on! There’s this thing we do when we travel together as a family, only, it’s not really a thing, it’s more a philosophical game plan, […]

123 Sesame Street
Photos of Growing Up

123 Sesame Street

This. This about sums it up right now. Unfortunately, there was nary a sign of Oscar the Grouch or my main man, er, worm, Slimy in, on, or around the famed metal trash can at 123 Sesame Street.

What I Was Born To Do
Parenting Blog

What I Was Born To Do

This post is sponsored by The Motherhood, but all opinions expressed below are my own. Ask me this question 30 years ago and I’d have said “I’m born to be a chef — to cook, plate up beautifully, and serve tasty food made from scratch.” As a 9-year-old pup, I […]

The Ultimate Portland Travel Experience
Travel

The Ultimate Portland Travel Experience

I’m over on Family Vacation Critic, a fun subsidiary site of Trip Advisor, talking about why my family traveled to Portland, Oregon last summer during our 2-week Pacific Northwest road trip adventure. It wasn’t the doughnuts, although they were delish, and it wasn’t Portlandia (I still haven’t seen that show), […]

Netflix Originals’ Grace and Frankie Gives Mature Viewers Something To (Binge) Watch
OWTK TV News

Netflix Originals’ Grace and Frankie Gives Mature Viewers Something To (Binge) Watch

If you read anything about “Grace and Frankie,” Netflix’s new half hour-ish dramatic comedy staring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston, it will probably include the words “older” and “mature,” and maybe even a cheap “wrinkle” pun. While all of that makes perfect sense — the four […]

The Perfect California Redwoods Weekend Family Vacation
Travel

The Perfect California Redwoods Weekend Family Vacation

Do you have a family travel bucket list? Of course you do! Even if not formally written down, there are places within the U.S. you long to visit. Places you see when you close your eyes and wish upon a star to be…anywhere else. I bet I can name a […]

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Oh Noah on PBS KIDS
OWTK TV News

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Oh Noah on PBS KIDS

When your kids get home from school today, give ’em the laptop or iPad. I know, I know, screen time blah blah blah. But seriously, this is good stuff. So, no worries. The PBS KIDS digital series Oh Noah has brand new content that is out of the world wonderful. […]

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