Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES Winter is hard. The cold, the snow, the endless hue of gray that lingers in the sky. I see visions of lake days when I close my eyes; the cool water lapping against the side of an anchored boat. Sunshine so bright, it filters through even the darkest sunglasses. Heat. ...
BY: RACHEL WUMKES I love roller coasters. The anticipation as you climb the steep hill. The thrill of that single moment in time when you’re suspended in slow motion before racing down the other side. The twists, the turns, the loop-de-loops. I love it all. Wooden roller coasters are the best. If you can get past the...
photocredit: Washington Post BY: RACHEL SMITH It’s been a long time, probably since I was a kid, that I can remember a worse winter than this one. As we just experienced the 9th snow day for our students here in Clear Lake, it leaves me wondering just how long after Memorial Day they’ll still be in school. This last...
BY: RACHEL SMITH It’s snow day number eight in Clear Lake, Iowa. The eighth time we’ve had to come up with some sort of fun activity to get us through the long day at home. EIGHTH TIME, PEOPLE!!!! Cooped up inside is not the best scenario for five children. Or Mom, for that fact. We’ve exhausted all the new Lego’s from...
BY: RACHEL SMITH Is anyone else as confused by this crazy weather as I am? No? Just me? Well… super. My last blog post was about how Winter was officially here... and then it got warm again! Seriously, I looked out my window the other day and it felt like spring. SPRING! In December!!! It’s craziness. And...
Photocredit: herviewfromhome.com BY: RACHEL SMITH I don’t know why it catches me off guard. I mean, come on, we all knew the cold temperatures would grace us eventually. It happens Every. Single. Year. But after last weekend’s festivities at Christmas by the Lake, strolling the decorated streets of our beautiful town...
