I am not the mom who always has bandaids in her bag if someone scrapes a knee. I generally interpret, “pack a lunch” to mean, “toss some Clif bars and string cheese in the car.” The day I was able to stop hauling a diaper bag around with me was one of the happiest of […]
A Quick Trip to Universal Orlando with our New 11 Year Old
This trip happened back in January, but I’ve put off writing about it until now, because I haven’t been sure quite how to approach it. We planned a short trip to Universal Studios in Orlando for Gus’s 11th birthday (you know, because that’s when you go to Hogwarts. If you’re a wizard). We’ve been to […]
Our Disney-without-the-parks New Year’s
travel dates: December 31, 2016-January 2, 2017 Conventional wisdom about Disney vacations says that you should plan a non-park day in the middle of a week’s vacation–hang out at the pool, do some shopping, maybe a bit of resort hopping, have a nice meal out–to help you recuperate from long days of theme park touring. […]