Lincoln Holiday Open Houses and Tree Lighting
Want to enjoy a Lincoln Holiday celebration? Tomorrow the governor gets to light up Nebraska's state Christmas tree at 2:00. The large, usually locally grown, [...]
Starry Nights Christmas Tree Festival for the People’s City Mission
Looking for a way to get into the Christmas tree spirit? Look no further than the Starry Nights Chrismas tree festival happening this week-end at the [...]
Celebrating Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) in Nebraska
Decorating with skeletons might be a slightly creepy way to celebrate a fall holiday. Unless of course, you are celebrating "Day of the Dead" ("Dia [...]
Friday Family Fun 9-18-15
Life is all about the momentous and mundane. Saying "no" to one thing, so that you can say "yes" to another. Balancing the scheduled and [...]
Reflecting on History: 9/11 and more
Sitting here this morning in my darkened kitchen, I am pondering one of the deeper questions of life. Can we teach history without the horror? [...]
Celebrating Independence Across Nebraska
Happy 4th of July! Yes, I know that I am day early - for once. :-) But with so many celebrations across Nebraska, starting today, [...]
Fun in Spite of the Nebraska Weather
Parts of Nebraska just "celebrated" one of the wettest Mays in history. Many an event has been affected in including tonight's kickoff to the Lincoln [...]
America’s Great Stories: Bringing History to Life in Lincoln
Attend a story telling session in Lincoln, Nebraska this June. During this previous school year, our family was immersed in United States history. [...]
Waverly: Putting the Fun in Run
Why I picked cross country for my first high school activity, I have no idea. Nobody in my family - close or extended- was a runner. Yet [...]