My family recently had the opportunity to visit The Wilderness Resort, and we were thrilled. February can feel like the longest month of the year (even though it’s the shortest), and it was a delight to visit at the start of the Polar Vortex.

I have included a list of favorite Black History Month stories checked out from the Brown County Library for our February “read aloud” books.

We chose a random Sunday to do it – I did not want to give her the cell phone as a gift or reward. We want her to know that while we let her use it, it really belongs to us, and she should treat it as something she is borrowing.

I have seen a new trend that is the opposite of tie-dying, and instead uses bleach to remove the color, so I thought bleach dyeing would be a fun project to try.

We have always gone alone in our single-person kayaks, but this summer we have decided to bring our kiddos along for the ride, too!

Football. Almost synonymous with Green Bay. We are, after all, Titletown. If you have not read the history of the Packers and how we became a community-owned team, you must read it.

Empty nest syndrome is a period of sadness or depression that sets in after your last baby bird flies the coop. I’ve seen evidence of this on Facebook for years – and with good reason.

October is Bullying Prevention Month, and one of the first steps of bullying prevention is education. 

After that night in the Walgreens parking lot, I decided that I would be the village.  If I’m at the park with my children and an unattended child there gets hurt, I will do my best to help, not wonder where their parent is.

As summer break winds down and we get ready to restart the school routine, I often wonder – what are teachers thinking about this time of year?