Shine Tour 2019

You know it’s a good ol’ fashion day of lazy when you watch Karate Kid 2, and THEN Karate Kid 1, only getting... Read more

Today was all Rudy’s day. After being dragged all around, told to sit still, told to be quiet and behave, told to wait,... Read more

You know how every horror movie starts with a sentence kind of like, “Hey! There’s a ghost town right up ahead. Let’s go... Read more

Day 7: Takin’ Care of Business… Breakfast.  Laundry.Lunch. Web frustration. Laundry. Dinner. Play with clay. Throw up 5 times. Bed.  Wait. What did you say? Throw up 5 times?  Yep. ... Read more

Aaaaaaaand the 3rd tooth is out! First thing this morning, once we determined his tummy felt all better and, yes, it probably WAS... Read more

This year feels so different to me. I was saying to Jared how I feel a bit bad for our blog readers because... Read more

Last night, Rudy was crazy because we had been in a car for the whole day. Just when Jared and I were pulled... Read more

Thus far, this whole tour has felt like a family reunion. Seeing old friends, kids growing up, having people who saw us last... Read more

A few weeks back we got a phone call from a venue we played last year and then booked for this year’s tour... Read more

“I need to go out there and explore. I haven’t visited this village in a long time!” said Rudy as he put on... Read more

If you’ve ever heard Jared mention his home town, you’ve maybe heard him talk about how it houses several churches and ONE bar.... Read more

Heading to Ithaca, New York today to visit our cousins, Matt and Emma, who, because they are super smart, career-driven, goal-oriented humans, left... Read more

Is there such thing as too much of a good thing? Honestly don’t mean to be ungrateful or look a gift horse, etc,... Read more

When your boy grows fastAnd your boy grows strongThe time you’re allowed with him isn’t that longWhen your boy grows keenAnd your boy... Read more

We honestly weren’t sure what to expect from our show at Beefeaters. We knew it was going to be an entirely different kind... Read more

Glass  /ɡlas/ Learn to pronounce noun 1 1. a hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda, lime,... Read more

What a darling little town!!! Today we were scheduled to play a pick-up gig at a spot not known for having Sunday music,... Read more

You know how you are in a relationship that you KNOW is bad, so you decide to break up? Then you get about... Read more

So we knew we wanted coffee and we didn’t want gas station coffee (The PNW has damn near ruined us!) so we looked... Read more

The apartment we’re staying in has a washer and dryer, so laundry is priority #1. Coffee at Abe’s (where we stopped on our... Read more

Well, it is a damn good thing that I have a sweet son and a VERY understanding husband, because. . . wow. Can... Read more

FINALLY!!! Today was all about them bears, them bears, no kidding, all about them bears, them bears, no kidding…ok. I could do this... Read more

Back at the Celtic Cowboy.  So excited to be back in Great Falls! Since we had a day to kill, we opted to... Read more

The Montana State fair began last night and we thought it may be fun to go for a bit, however, when we saw... Read more

Jared has been really missing his gym time and bike rides, so today he hit himself with a double dose.  First, Phil, an... Read more

Well, now I want to bike ride! So, Jared took me out to the 10-mile loop!! Oh!!! It was glorious. We went early... Read more

Saying goodbye to Bonnie and Phil was so bittersweet. We love them, Wenatchee, and our time there dearly. . . but we were... Read more