Vacationing Away From the Kids

I have a bit of a different entry for today’s blog. For the last few days I’ve been in Mexico with my husband celebrating our twentieth anniversary. One of our nieces and her friend flew out to watch the boys for us. Our boys don’t get to see their east coast relatives very often so I was nervous about the whole thing. I left some suggestions for fun things to do while we were gone. I brought out the Whoonu game so they could all get to know each other better. Our niece was so impressed with the game that … Continue reading

Taking Vacations Without the Kids

Yesterday I wrote about day tripping in your own town. Spending time with your kids is great but what about taking a trip without the little ones. Many parents would like to but feel guilty about wanting to have some time away from the little ones. If you’re one of those parents, have no fear, there are ways you can have a little R and R without the kids and not feel guilty about doing it. The current issue of LifeScript Healthy Advantage newsletter offers several ways to lessen the guilt. Here are some that I particularly like: (1) Gift-A-Day- … Continue reading