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Wagon Queen Family Truckster stop one: Virginia Beach

Oh spare me, Clark, I know your brand of family fun. Tomorrow you’ll probably kill the desk clerk, hold up a McDonalds, and drive us 1000 miles out of the way to see the world’s largest pile of mud! – Ellen Griswold, National Lampoon’s Vacation So I know you’ve been waiting to hear about my [...]

You’d think I had time on my hands

You might not know it from looking at my blog, but there’s been a lot going on around here lately. First there’s my guest post about Vermont at Momtrends. Then, there’s the launch of Best Family Travel Advice (have you stopped by to ask a question yet?). I’ve also been planning for our upcoming trip [...]

Your top 5 questions about riding in the Truckster answered

Oil and old car, with a side of fries. Those are lap belts. That? Oh, it’s just a little rain leaking in. Aunt Edna is around…somewhere. The seats are surprisingly comfortable. And here’s a bonus answer: The truckies are for Awesome with a capital A. John should write a book titled How to Talk to [...]

Mondays are for dreaming: Turning 40 in the Truckster

So tomorrow I turn 40. And I won’t lie – that feels like a big number to me. Don’t know why, but it does. Maybe it’s because I can actually remember when each of my parents turned 40. Or maybe it’s because I’m now officially more than twice the age of most of the students [...]

Mondays are for dreaming: Summer road trips

We just got back from a very quick (as in less than 24-hours) visit to nearby Lancaster, PA and it’s got me in the summertime mood. A road tripping kind of mood. Road trips for me mean loading up the car and setting off, often for weeks at a time. They mean trying out local [...]

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