The New Year is around the corner and I can’t wait for 2010 to begin! Not that 2009 wasn't a good year, but next year has a huge change in store for us. With a little luck, our oldest son will be vacating his permanent residence and rooming with a total stranger at a college […]
Our Family was Featured in ‘Parenting’ Magazine Insert
December 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
My family had the priviladge of being featured in an insert sponsored by PEPSICO, and distributed in Parenting magazine. The …
Dia de Los Muertos (All Souls Day) Re-Post!
November 2, 2009 By 1 Comment
Euro Trotting With Teens
September 3, 2009 By 2 Comments
Once we decided to bite the financial bullet and take a jaunt across the Atlantic to the Old Continent, we discarded any notions of luxury and comfort so we could afford to see as much as we could cram into three weeks. From the outset we decided to visit seven cities in four countries: Rome, Florence and Venice in Italy; Madrid and Barcelona in Spain; Paris, France, London and Oxford in England … And since both of us are in our late 40’s, and our kids 14 and 17, it was also one heck of a Euro-family-fitness challenge Amazing Race style.
FROM DISNEY TO EUROPE – TESTING FAMILY BONDS
July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I just finished doing the laundry from our family-bonding trip to Disneyland and college visits, and it’s time to pack again! This time we are going to test our renewed family ties by going on a true odyssey clear across the Atlantic: Europe with our teenagers. We’re confident that having spent four days sharing one room and […]
