by Sara Marchessault This summer began with great aspirations of spending quality time with the kids. Special crafting projects. Swimming lessons. Long day trips to the lake. In my mind it was picture perfect and was going to represent the very reason that summer vacations exist. Lots of downtime and…
by Sara Marchessault Independence Day, how it came to be and the reason we celebrate it, is a pretty cool story. There are some things that I truly love about what Independence Day represents. The courage of a people to rise up against an oppressor. The sense of adventure that…
by Sara Marchessault On a recent trip to the playground my daughter quickly made friends with two other girls, sisters, one my daughter’s age and one a little older, and they were building the most magnificent sandcastle city. While they were busy building, my daughter also shared a lengthy…