The Tontons

This is my parents’ backyard. And this was my parents’ backyard the other day…filled with canoers rowing through on the world’s toughest canoe race. And whenever this race happens, once a year, this is what my family does. We sit on the dock and root for the rowers. I missed this year because I was in [...]

Alright, we’re declaring it. It’s the Summer of the Spritzer, y’all. Get ready… and go. Last year was the Summer of the Shandy, and that was awesome, but this year we’re swapping out the beer for wine to shake things up a little. Obviously, all the cool kids are doing it, so there’s that. But more [...]

  It seems that something called Blog con Queso should have a Top Queso List…so here’s my Best Queso in Austin roundup. This list changes sometimes, but these seem to always end up on top. If you’re in Austin, and you’re craving some queso, here are my Top 5…in current order. 1. Bob Armstrong Dip [...]

Image source We are looking down on 95 days of summer vacation. 95 days. I’m letting that number sink in for a minute. Because in our house, all of the adults work. And the child does not. For 95 days.  This creates an interesting challenge. And while I’m super down with not having to wrestle [...]