Three years ago we embarked on our version of a family adventure. My husband Jay and I sold our large home in a great neighborhood in the suburbs with a giant swimming pool and tennis courts, and moved into an old, small house in a run-down neighborhood that smelled like old people. The house, not … Continue reading 8 Ways Homeschooling Has Changed the Way I Parent (and how you can learn from my mistakes)
Category: 50 states
FAQs for our 50 States Adventure
Roughly two years ago Jay and I embarked on what we call our 50 States Adventure. In those two years we have been to all 48 contiguous states as a family of 6. Our rules are that we have to spend the night in each state and do something iconic--something that captures that state's personality … Continue reading FAQs for our 50 States Adventure
What It’s Really Like to Travel with Kids
The short answer: It is amazing. In every possible way one can be amazed. By joy, by discovery, by time spent together; by sunsets and nature and adventure. And also by whining and chaos and uber-closeness and vomit. Really, truly, amazing. In 2015 we embarked on a new life journey that we are still exploring … Continue reading What It’s Really Like to Travel with Kids
Stuff I Didn’t Instagram in 2015
My blog and I have been in a fight. We haven't been on speaking terms and it's a little bit hard to explain why. The easiest reason is that I just haven't felt like talking, but that's not really an answer. A better explanation would be to say that I have been oddly melancholy. Not … Continue reading Stuff I Didn’t Instagram in 2015
50 States Trip #2: Mid-Atlantic States
Wanna make your minivan smell unique? Drive around with your family of 6 for a week or so visiting whichever states are within your reach in the time allotted. Our family has achieved this goal and then some. The minivan will never be the same. We recently knocked off 5 more states and Washington, D.C. … Continue reading 50 States Trip #2: Mid-Atlantic States
50 States Trip #1: The Carolinas
So I mentioned in my last post that we are going to spend 2 years visiting all 50 states. It will probably take us 2 years to get the lower 48 and then two separate, really expensive, trips to hit Alaska and Hawaii. Even knowing from the beginning that we will need to be flexible … Continue reading 50 States Trip #1: The Carolinas
Our 50 Nifty United States Adventure
Are you singing the song right now? I certainly hope so. If you're too young to know the reference, please watch this short video before going any further. You're welcome in advance. Yeah, the 80s were as awesome as you imagine them to be. So much jingoistic pride and an evil Communist enemy to justify … Continue reading Our 50 Nifty United States Adventure