As mentioned in previous posts, my children are park-a-holics. As this is one of their very favorite activities, winter, when it is absolutely too cold and nasty to be outside, is hard on them. Thank goodness for Wahooz! (formerly known as Boondocks) where for a modest fee they can climb, slide, and swing like the [...]
January, 2009 Archive
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Shopping and Science at Boise’s Discovery Center of Idaho
One of my kids’ favorite things to do is play pretend and consequently they love to head to the Discovery Center of Idaho. You may wonder what pretending and science have to do with one another, but one of the permanent exhibits at DCI is a kid-sized grocery store. Knowing this, when it was my [...]
A Birthday Outing to the Boise Basques
“Well,” said my husband. “Do you want to do anything special today on your birthday?” My first response was “Oh, I don’t know. We don’t need to do anything. I have plenty to do here.” Then my more adventuresome side kicked in and I said, “You know, it would be a good excuse to visit [...]
A Drive Through the Clouds: The Trip to Bogus Basin on Inversion Days
The incessant fog, a.k.a. inversion that has been plaguing the Treasure Valley and hiding the sun for the past two weeks finally seems to have blown off to some other unsuspecting location, but never fear. At some point it will be back, and when it is, you may be able to soak in a little [...]
