It will probably come as no surprise to anyone who reads this blog that St. Patrick’s Day is my favorite holiday…  and it has nothing to do with green beer.  And, since I’m not Catholic, it has nothing, really to do with religion.
It has everything to do with the fact that I can celebrate Ireland [...]

I’ve been chosen as one of 50 finalists in Ciao Bambino’s contest.  The prize is a week in Tuscany.  Oh, yes, I want to win this…
Since not all of my readers bridge the gap between this blog and Family Rambling I realized I needed to ask for help over here, too.  It’s very easy to [...]

This time last week I was sitting in an engaging opening keynote speech at Blissdom.  You would think that since a week had passed I would be able to put my thoughts onto paper (as it were) and share.
But no.  The three conference days bookended by two days of driving have left my mind rather, [...]

We spent all day Sunday in the Amana Colonies enjoying Prelude to Christmas.  You can see more at Have Kid Will Travel but I wanted to share the girls pictures with Santa here.

Of course Caelan was more focused on her candy cane than on telling Santa what she wanted for Christmas.  Brenna really didn’t know [...]

Mark your calendars for Friday, January 22 and reserve your spot now!  You don’t want to miss this girls night out at the incredible Hotel Pattee!

This ladies only event is hosted by Women of Worth (WoW) and includes shopping, classes, inspirational speakers, spa treatments, bowling and FUN!
Cost is only $80 if you share a room [...]

If you want to learn a new language or have a foreign trip coming up see why I think Rosetta Stone is a great gift idea this Christmas!  Visit Have Kid Will Travel to learn more!

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Since we use the new-to-us van for my work, aka travel, I thought it was only fitting that I outfit it accordingly. Behold… The Have Kid Will Travel van:
Now we’re ready to roll!

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Yep, this weekend we will walk through the wardrobe and enter Narnia.  The exhibit looks amazing and we are really excited.
In addition to that we’ll be checking out Science City, the Extreme Screen, and, hopefully, other fun things at Union Station.  And we’ll also be taking in some theater in the park.
It’s going to be [...]

I’ve got two giveaways and an article about the Freedom Trail in Boston over at Have Kid Will Travel.
No Throw giveaway here.
Safety Tat giveaway here.
Boston Freedom Trail- with lots of photos- here.
Also, if you plan to take fireworks photos this weekend you might really like this article of tips.  I’ll be picking up my new [...]

My brother mentioned the other day that the family should take a vacation together. As in all of the family. Which includes my siblings and their families (14 people), my sister-in-law’s sister and her kids (4 people), and my parents (2 more). So… 20 people.
That’s 20 people with very different ideas [...]

OK, I’m exhausted, my toiletries bag is in Michigan & NBC won’t come in on the antenna so I can’t watch Medium.
And I haven’t had a chance to edit any photos from our time in Ontario because we had a great time with Jennifer & Adam and their kids. All the kids got along [...]

Our trip home is filled with bloggy meet-ups. Last night we had dinner near Rochester, NY with Practigal and her family. We had a nice steak dinner and great conversation.
Today found us in Ontario, Canada with Jen & her family near Niagara Falls. We spent the day doing touristy stuff- riding the [...]

Just in case you don’t read my other stuff, I wanted to share a few things:
I’ve got a book giveaway going on.
I got my Crocs- and I love them!
Here’s some of what we’ve done during our time in Massachusetts.
Only 2 1/2 days left here… Boxes are piling up, the refrigerator is getting bare and [...]

We are staring forward into our final week in Massachusetts. I’m not sure how the time passed so quickly… Especially when it seemed like it would never end.
I have so much to share and didn’t get the time. This week we took the girls to dinner at a Hibachi, visited the Roger [...]

Since I’m taking the train on a daily basis and know exactly how train stations operate, I couldn’t stop laughing at this video. Good for the people that organized this!

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