I've always been a list-maker, but having kids kicked that up to a whole new level, especially when we travel. From the very first trip we took with Tommy when he was six weeks old, I made very careful lists in of exactly what we needed to bring – …
A rare post about gear
March 24, 2009 2 reader comments
I'm really not all that into travel gear. You might even call me somewhat antigear. After lots of traveling with infants, toddlers, and now school-age kids, I've come to realize that there really aren't that many things you need to have a successful …
What I learned on my summer vacation #3
September 4, 2008 Leave a comment »
So I spoke in my last post about all the stuff we brought to Vermont with us. For the children this included: A big bag of wooden blocks Another big bag full of wooden train track and trains Four puzzles Three board games Baseball gloves …
What I learned on my summer vacation #1
September 2, 2008 2 reader comments
In the time-honored tradition of the back-to-school essay, I thought I'd spend this week dropping a few pearls of wisdom that I have been rolling around in my mind since we got back from Vermont. I know I already posted a list of travel tips from my …
Getting road-trip ready with kids
July 27, 2008 Leave a comment »
Today we embarked on an entirely different trip than our recent one to Paris: our annual three-week sojourn in Vermont where my father and stepmother live. We have done this every summer since Tommy was born save the year he was two, when we had just …
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