We tackled Bear Mountain today… 2.6 miles one way and 1800 feet up. The website for Sedona hiking trails indicates this is a “strenuous trail” which means “near vertical climbs in rock crevices. It also said it is “the trail were hikers have to be rescued” – hikers were rescued in 2008, and the rescue resulted in the death of { read more… }

Since I manage to put 45,000+ miles per year on my car each year, a long road trip is not necessarily my idea of a great vacation. However, those of you who know me well know that I’ll sacrifice at almost any cost to spend time with my boys. And, an 18-hour car ride to Sedona and the Grand Canyon { read more… }

I was bitten by the travel bug at a very young age. I had a vivid and overactive imagination that took me to all sorts of places and on the wildest adventures. Of course, I never actually went anywhere in person, but in my daydreams and through my love of books, I traveled the world. It was a great way { read more… }

It was late Friday evening, and Brad and I had gone to bed. Of course, like most nights, that means he had his MacBook Air in his lap and I had my iPad. About the time we got quiet, we both heard it. The unmistakable sound of tiny little feet running across the floor upstairs. In fact, it sound like { read more… }

There is a scene that plays out at my house several times a week. It’s a scene I have starred in repeatedly over the past almost 24 years. It goes something like this. Setting: Master Bedroom Closet Characters: Brad, Me Me: (alternating between staring pensively at the clothes hanging in the closet and thumbing randomly through the hangers; mumbling to { read more… }

Hello, my name is Trae, and I’m a control freak. Admitting you have a problem is the first step. And, last Friday night, I realized just how badly I was in need of intervention. It was a little after 11pm, and Brad and I were FaceTime-ing with Logan. It was Saturday 9am Dubai time, so Logan was getting ready to { read more… }