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FAQs for our 50 States Adventure

January 13, 2017January 13, 20171 Comment

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

April 10, 2016October 1, 20175 Comments

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

The Triumph of Trivial Distractions…

March 1, 2016October 20, 2016Leave a comment

When Jay and I were younger, before we had children and a mortgage, we took the money we'd been saving for a down payment on a house and we went to Europe for a month.We wandered around, finding hotels when we got to a new city and seeing all the things we'd read about or … Continue reading The Triumph of Trivial Distractions…

Stuff I Didn’t Instagram in 2015

January 26, 2016October 20, 20164 Comments

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

April 25, 2015August 3, 20171 Comment

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

So I Started Homeschooling My Kids (Sort of)

April 15, 2015August 10, 20171 Comment

Of all the things I've ever written about on this blog, I am most afraid of what people will think of me about this one. And that includes the time I wrote about flashing everyone at my daughter's ballet class while breastfeeding and the time a bee stung me on the ass. I'm afraid you'll … Continue reading So I Started Homeschooling My Kids (Sort of)

50 States Trip #1: The Carolinas

March 24, 2015August 3, 2017Leave a comment

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

March 16, 2015January 13, 2017Leave a comment

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

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