Things to Do Thursday

I’ve updated the Calendar with some ongoing events and links, as well as added more summer dates for fun things around town.
This weekend, we are headed to Lansing (again! This will be two weeks in a row for me!) for the “Be A Tourist In Your Own Town” event.  For $1, we bought a passport [...]

The Best News Since Hockey Season Ended

I know a few of you took advantage of the great deal my friend Jill told me about - the one where you could trade in a used Griffin’s ticket for a free service at Douglas J Aveda Institute. 
An event called, “The Mane Event”, brings back free haircuts for doing fun things with our kids.  According to [...]

Menu Plan Monday

I’m still monkeying around with my ‘whole’ menu plan.  I think it’s easier to have a list of possible breakfasts, lunches, and snacks, and then plan the actual dinner because it usually has to be defrosted or tossed in the crock pot or something.  We’re still stuck in fruits and veggies on the Food Pyramid- [...]

Put A Lid On It!

Earlier this week, when it was grey and cold and cloudy, A.P. asked me if, since it was ‘winter again’, could we go to a hockey game? Sadly, we have to wait until October.  That is not going to stop me from making today’s Feature Friday “Put A Lid On It’. 
It’s a program to encourage [...]