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The Mother of All Trips started in June 2008, as my family was preparing to go on a two-week trip to Paris. Really though, it started five years earlier, when my husband Matt and I spent 13 months traveling with our then one-year-old son Tommy. I wrote a book about that experience, and you'll also find that lots of the stories from that time turn up here. Throw in my many dreams of places I'd like to visit, the day trips we often take, and a host of posts about the best places to eat ice cream and you'll find there's a lot to read.

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January 30, 2009

California dreaming

I don’t know if it’s the shiny layer of ice that coats everything here or if it’s because I’m making spring break plans but my thoughts today are of warmer climes. This picture was taken in Venice Beach, California where we were celebrating my father’s birthday with him and my stepmother. It marked the moment [...]

January 28, 2009

Day out with kids: Madison Children’s Museum

I know it’s been a while since I’ve written about daytrip adventures here, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been having my share of them. When we were in Wisconsin over the holidays we spent a great day at the Madison Children’s Museum where the boys got to create a cityscape with some of the [...]

January 26, 2009

Mondays are for dreaming: Venice

The rationalist mind has always had its doubts about Venice. Thewatery city receives a dry inspection, as though it were a myth for thecredulous – poets and honeymooners. —Mary McCarthy, Venice Observed I have been to Venice twice in my life. The first time was with my mother. I was nine and it was the [...]

January 24, 2009

Guest post: Obama inauguration Part 3

As a final entry in his series about the Obama inauguration, I asked the Father of All Trips to reflect on what it meant to him as a citizen, a parent, and especially as a traveling dad. He titled this entry “This is Hope.” I am worried about a lot of things these days. Given [...]

January 22, 2009

Guest post: Obama inauguration Part 2

This post is the second written by the Father of All Trips, Matt. I asked him to keep his eagle eye on people who attended the inauguration with their children, partly because I was in awe of anyone who had the courage and the wherewithal to do so. These are his observations and photos. Taking [...]

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