This Oz Life

So, the heart of a vacation isn't in the "we went here, and here's what we thought". This part is what we remember how we felt...the richer, messier, and more fun part.  Trying to fit 2 kids and our beach bag into a wagon AND maneuver it. They LOVED it.   That very first glimpse of the water. She has always played the same game of jump-the-waves...  When you want to do what you're "supposed to be doing", but don't like water as much as your sister..… Read more

In the past (aka: every year of my life), my summer vacations have taken me to our familiar beach house on quiet Bald Head Island. Because of circumstances out of our family’s hands, we had to sell the home where our hearts belonged and are now out in the world of planning new beach vacations. Where would we go? We didn't want crowds, nor a 12 hour drive or flight. I’d seen beautiful photos and heard stories of how wonderful the Lake Michigan coast can be. So, we thought we would f… Read more