AHA Museum in Lancaster, Ohio I don’t know about you, but when I am on vacation or a mini-getaway, I love to find things to do with my kids that are not necessarily on the beaten path. I consider myself a pretty good expert on inexpensive and free places to play in the Metro-Detroit area, but it can be a…
One of our favorite things to do during summer vacation is to visit other libraries. We recently found ourselves with an hour of time to kill after visiting LEGOland, so naturally, we searched for the closest public library. As a school librarian, my kids know how much I like to scope out new libraries and get ideas and they…
AllerEase provided me with (1) AllerEase Maximum mattress protector, (2) AllerEase Maximum pillow protectors, (1) pillow and (1) comforter in exchange for this promotional post. When my daughter was first diagnosed with allergies, we did a complete room makeover for her. The rules from our allergist were easy to follow: If it’s a hard surface, WIPE If it’s a washable fabric,…
June is a time for families like mine to celebrate our diversity and to appreciate those who have come before us and paved the way to equality. My children love meeting other “rainbow” families and seeing families like ours in advertisements, on TV and in books. As a school librarian, and the wife of a former bookstore manager, our home…
My family received free admission to the Sea Life Aquarium in exchange for a post about their new Doodle Reef exhibit. We arrived at the mall a few minutes before it opened. We got an amazing parking spot right outside of the aquarium entrance and went inside to hop in line. The staff allowed us early birds to form a…
Around the end of May for the past few years, we sit down as a family and make a list of all of the places to visit and the things we want to do during summer vacation. Sometimes we get to everything on our list and sometimes we don’t, but it sure is fun to try! Here is our top…
“When people start writing there is this idea that you have to get everything right first time, every sentence has to be perfect, every paragraph has to be perfect, every chapter has to be perfect, but what you’re doing is not any kind of public show, until you’re ready for it.” Irvine Welsh, Scottish Novelist Last week, Dankworth Publishing sent me a…
I had the opportunity to ask Forensic Meteorologist Mark McGinnis some questions about severe weather and how to be prepared. He has some great tips, and while some may seem like common sense, they are all great reminders of how to be prepared for when severe weather hits: 1. Get a NOAA weather radio with a battery backup. 2. Get a…
It’s been a crazy few weeks here at The McKeeman house. I’ve had kids sick with strep throat and terrible allergies, busy times at work, and I had to take my mom to the hospital on Mother’s Day. Needless to say, after I picked her up from the hospital and got her settled in her apartment, I wasn’t about to…
You’ve probably seen the ads on Facebook, or heard the radio spots. SHIPT has been expanding throughout Michigan for the past year. Just recently I have seen a lot of social media posts asking questions about the SHIPT process, so I figured it was time for a quick blog post. Full disclosure, I have been a SHIPT shopper for a…
