Happy 3rd Blogiversary!
July 1st became a significant date for me three years ago. I never knew I would want to celebrate a "blogiversary," but for me, looking back [...]
Twelve + Great Pirate Books for Kids
Ahoy, Mateys! Growing up, I used to love listening to our Disney Songs Record. Yep - had to play that one on the turntable. This [...]
Omaha Durham Museum: Shipwreck! Pirates and Treasure
Editing and collaging 130+ photographs makes for a rather exhaustive post. Literally. Yet when looking around at the latest temporary exhibit, Shipwreck! Pirates and Treasure, [...]
Lincoln Restaurant Week 2016: Chef Karim’s Mediterranean Grill
Chef Karim's Mediterranean Grill did close temporarily. They reopened in January 2017 as Chef Karim's Place. This is the link to their new website. Lincoln Restaurant [...]
Pirates and Mermaids: Voyage to Creature Cove at the Omaha Children’s Museum
A BIG thank you to the Omaha Children's Museum for the complimentary museum tickets for me and my family. All opinion (and pictures!) that follow [...]
Mormon Island State Recreation Area in Nebraska
Recently we visited our first Nebraska Great Park Pursuit location for 2016. Because we were driving down Interstate 80 ultimately on our way to Kearney, stopping off [...]
2016 Nebraska Family Travel Programs
Have you heard about any of the passport programs that happen around Nebraska every summer? For the past several years, both Nebraska Tourism and Nebraska Game [...]