Deck Art 2017 Kicks off May 11 & 12 This year, over 450 artists from all over metro Detroit, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania as well as over 55 downtown Rochester businesses are participating in Deck Art 2017. In its seventh installment, Deck Art 2017 is a skateboard art competition and exhibition. Artists submit one-of-a-kind artwork using skateboard decks as a canvas. These decks will be on display in downtown Rochester businesses beginning May 11, and will be celebrated with a … [Read more...]
No Candy Easter Baskets
April 9, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I have a huge sweet tooth. If candy is in the house then I'll eat it. Unfortunately, my son inherited his love of sweets from me, so if I have candy in the house then we will fight over it. Not literally, but more in the sense that he knows it's there and will either climb on kitchen counters to find it (because he knows I put it up high) or he will beg incessantly for it. It's a real problem to have candy in our house! This year I tried very hard to find Easter basket fillers that weren't … [Read more...]
Give Back on Giving Tuesday
November 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
My son just had his 4th birthday in October. This was the first year he understood the concept of asking for and receiving gifts. We have a super generous family and A LOT of packages showed up on our doorstep starting about a month before his birthday. Each time he would exclaim, “Is it for ME?!” and almost every time each package was for him. Now, however, when we go shopping he says, “Get me this for my next birthday, Mom.” I just say, “Okay... we’ll see,” all while I have horrible images in … [Read more...]
