While shopping for a weekend camping trip at the local market, we fortuitously ran into friends who were going to Oaks Amusement Park. Of course my daughter gleefully accepted the invitation to play in the sun and try some rides that not even a year ago she did NOT like at all.
Read MoreI was raised on a farm, working hard through the late spring and through the long, hot days of summer. My dad, Walt, took over the family business after graduating from college and at 70 years, still works a full day, 6 days a week.
Read MoreEvery summer, for the last 4 or so years, the kids and I make a trip to Morning Shade Farm to see how many blueberries we can pick before the sweat drips in our eyes, there's not enough water, and, "Mom, do we really need anymore berries?"
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