St. Louis–or rather, a good chunk of the metro area–will be in direct path of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse! But don’t worry if you aren’t in that 70 mile sliver of totality, you’ll still get a very awesome spectacle. The best resource for all things eclipse is NASA and I’ve spent the morning digging through …
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The Great American Solar Eclipse is a big deal and Missouri is getting ready to host a party! The path of the TOTAL eclipse will cut diagonally through our state from Kansas City to Cape Girardeau, with lots of towns sitting right in the middle. A whole bunch of us can just stand in our …
I tried Instacart for the first time last week…and it’s a game changer. Instacart is a 3rd party grocery delivery service that came to St. Louis a few months ago. I didn’t pounce on it right away, because, lets face it…having someone else pick up your groceries sounds like a huge luxury for this middle class …
(Update: The next air show is May 30-31 2020 and will feature the Blue Angels. Stay tuned for fresh details as we get closer to 2020.) We’re super excited about the return of the Scott Air Force Base Air Show! It’s been 5 years since they last opened their gates to the public and you …
“Please send us a recent family photo.” I panicked. A what? A FAMILY photo? Like, with all four of us in it? A while back St. Louis Magazine asked me to submit staycation tips for the summer print edition…and they wanted a photo of my family to run along side it. Digging through my photo …
Mother’s Day is one of those weird holidays for me–we’re supposed to take the day off, bask in the glory of motherhood and enjoy ourselves. But what if you’re also the family party planner? The gift buyer? The personal chef? Who’s got time to take off? I’m gonna be honest here. My husband is a …
No need to panic when the sun is hiding and the kids are stuck indoors! I wrote this post during, get this, a FLOOD DAY. Not a snow day, a flood day. We were out several days because water was up over the highway and completely surrounding one of our high schools. The superintendent actually …
I’ve been looking into fun ways for the kids to spend summer and found a real gem! My local SkyZone is hosting a Summer Camp! Score!







