

The Summer of Road Trips
I grew up with parents who loved to travel, and because we had 8 kids in our family, most of our traveling consisted of road trips. I...


A girl and her books
For those of you who don't know, I'm the oldest of eight wild, unruly children, 6 girls and 2 boys. Half of us are all grown up (sorta) ,...


London, a small town girl, and the experience of a lifetime
I grew up in a small town in southern Missouri, the kind of small town where everyone knew everybody, the kind of small town with one...


Summer, road trips, and the end of an era
My kiddos are out of school for the summer, and we have already spent a glorious week sleeping in, and being absolutely lazy. Summer has...












