What does it mean to be close to someone? Is it a person with whom you share secrets? The person who makes you smile the most? The person you'd call for bail money? And what role does proximity play? We tend to feel close to the people we see the most, whether or not that's … Continue reading 31 Days to a Closer F(r)amily
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The Language of Motherhood
This week I said the phrase "If you kick that guitar one more time I'm going to take away your shoes AND your monkey!!" I said this because my minivan broke down and the Honda dealership very kindly gave me an Accord to drive in the meantime. It was a bit smaller than my Odyssey … Continue reading The Language of Motherhood
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
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