I don’t often write book reviews, reserving them for really good ones written by local authors. Here’s another one for you all to read: “Black Day: The Monster Rock Band” written by Marcus Sikora, a creative 25-year-old with Down syndrome. I’ve met Marcus before: First, I know his mom, Mardra, who is a fellow blogger….
My family’s about to go on our first real-deal road trip. We’re hitting the dusty road to Western Nebraska and South Dakota for a week. With two small kids, snacks are a necessity on a daily basis, but when there’s an extended car ride involved? They’re essential. However, I don’t want to keep buying junk from…
Updated: April 22, 2019 Welcome to Omaha! Whatever brought you to the city, I hope you’ve allowed enough free time to explore. This guide is geared more toward families, but feel free ask questions in the comment section if you want some tips on where to go without a kids (AKA, you want a drinky…
I like getting email from readers, especially when they clue me in to something I’d never heard of. In March, Jeremy had written that he’d come across my blog post about Indian Cave State Park and he had a closer recommendation for me to check out: “…just wanted to share with you a nice little…
If you have a kid that has even a remote interest in trains, chances are, you’ve been to the Durham Museum in downtown Omaha. We’re going on five years of visiting the museum, and while we still hit the train stuff at the museum, the kids have progressed to exploring the rest of the museum….
I cram a lot of activities into my trips. See Vacation Exhibit A. I’m working on slowing it down. A visit to an art gallery actually does the trick nicely when on vacation. Our visit to Morean Arts Center was a breath of fresh air when we were in the Tampa Bay area recently. It’s located…
