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Another lengthy comment that I am turning in to a blog post!! You would think that since my children are 14, 11, and 7 that this summer would have been a breeze. Nope. It was an utter nightmare. Thank goodness my teacher/administrator husband was off for part of June and all of July. He...
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Staying in a hotel is highlight for my teen. Sometimes I think that she is more interested in the hotel than in the place we are visiting. She loves it all…the hotel beds, the soaps and shampoos, the large TV near her bed. Our hotel stays were anything but pleasant when she was little. The...
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Would it make all of you going to BlogHer feel better to know that I just finished packing for TWO trips? It’s 3 a.m. What exactly am I doing up? I should be in bed, but I am collecting paperwork, printing out tickets, and printing business cards. Technically my husband printed them, which is...
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New from my Oyster Locals Blog… Following your teen around the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. — About six years ago, my teen was all about spies. She lived and breathed spies. She was a spy for Halloween. Her favorite movies: Spy Kids 2 with a chaser of Spy Kids 3-D. What was on...
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My latest Oyster Local blog post is up. This time I am exploring Union Station. Who knew there is so much to do at Union Station! ___ A few weekends ago, I rediscovered the wonder that is Union Station in Washington, D.C. when I took my family to visit for National Train Day, a...
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With summer approaching, thoughts of water, sand, and sun spring to mind. I was born in Manchester. We spent many rainy, windy days bundled in blankets behind windbreaks sipping hot tea at the “seaside” in Southport. My sister and I would run about on the beach. The sea was miles away. My parents and...
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As a long-time resident of D.C., I have visited D.C. sites many times. I am thrilled to announce that I am now an Oyster Locals blogger! Oyster.com is a hotel review website…Oyster provides the skinny on hotels…the good, the bad, and the ugly. Oyster Locals is a companion blog for what to do once...
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More check-ins at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Powered by Whrrl I traveled to Orlando with my son as part of a mom blogger trip organized by the Orlando Convention & Vistors’ Bureau. The views expressed in this Whrrl story are my own.
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Many of you know I live near to Washington, D.C. Over the years I have explored D.C. with and without kids. I am now writing for Oyster Local Blogs as the D.C. Locals Correspondent. Come check out my tips for what to see in D.C. In my first post, I write about touring the...
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My younger two children are animal mad. My younger daughter would regularly cradle our friend’s cat as though she was carrying a baby. At 18 months old, she carried a cat that was almost as big as her. My son loves playing with our neighbor’s dog. The teen is more like me…it’s good to...
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