I turned to Evie {seriously}, "If those monkeys get in here, you are going to throw your ice cream and run like hell.  Got it?"  Evie, with large eyes {equally seriously}, "Yes mommy.  Got it.  If those monkeys come in...

Sitting in the restaurant on the beach at sunset drinking my second beer, we'd been there a grand total of 2 hours, the vibe was settling into my bones nicely.  The tide was out so the coral was exposed and...

"Aren't there big dinosaur things to do out there?" This was my mom's gentle, persistent way of asking for the 100th time when we were finally going to do some dinosaur stuff. I get it. North Dakota/Montana... exactly the right...