Como Quest | Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
Make it an MEA Weekend to remember at Como Quest, the immersive Como Friends fundraiser designed with your whole family in mind: See Como without the crowds, and experience up-close...
Santa’s Train Shop | Minnesota Transportation Museum
All aboard for holiday magic at the Minnesota Transportation Museum’s Santa’s Train Shop! This annual Christmas wonderland promises to create unforgettable memories for the whole family! Meet Santa for...
Santa’s Train Shop | Minnesota Transportation Museum
All aboard for holiday magic at the Minnesota Transportation Museum’s Santa’s Train Shop! This annual Christmas wonderland promises to create unforgettable memories for the whole family! Meet Santa for...
Perspective from Generations Past
by Laura Senske
A few years ago on Father’s Day, we celebrated multiple fathers: my two grandpas, my own dad, and my husband (dad to our two little girls). Not a lot of...
Parenting After the Death of Your Parent
by Dawn Lenio
It was around 6:00pm on a Thursday night in mid-August when my Mom called and said it was time to come home to Wisconsin to say goodbye to my Dad....
To My Grandchildren: Please Care for Your Mama
by Amber Harder
Last May my husband lost his grandmother to cancer. It was a difficult experience, as any death is, but particularly thought-provoking for me as I just gave birth to a...
Happy Grandparents Day!
Growing up, one of my favorite days at school was Grandparents Day. I loved having my grandma come in to enjoy lunch and assembly with us kids to celebrate this...
When Mom Gets Benched
I really don’t want to come off as a bragger, but I’m kind of a pro at this whole parenting thing. For almost half a decade I’ve been with my...
On Diversity: More Than Meets the Eye
by Erin Statz
My little family is racially diverse, and it starts with me. I’ve had people talk about my race since I was a child, but it’s always been a guessing game. ...
An Open Letter to My Mom
Dear Mom, I know that my late teen and early adult years were not the highlight of our mother-daughter relationship. So many pages in my early journals are filled with...
Holiday Travel
There really is nothing better than the feeling the holidays bring. You know how the song goes, “all is calm, all is bright.” Yet, such calm usually goes out the...
A Place Setting for a Traveling Toddler Thanksgiving
You climb into your vehicle. The kids are strapped in and you are praying that they sleep for at least half of your four-hour journey. As you back out of...
The Team Approach to Parenting
Any preconceived notions I had about motherhood went out the door the night we brought my first daughter home from the hospital. Despite my ideals of being the “do it...
Leaving a Legacy
What do you want to be remembered for? How are you going to leave your legacy? This probably sounds like a dark topic but it’s a question that has been on...
