Amsterdam to Melbourne then on to Sydney

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Our bags are packed. We are (almost) ready to go. We fly home tomorrow. We will arrive on Thanksgiving afternoon. We ordered our Thanksgiving dinner…

Be A Better Mom By Making Peace With Your Mom

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The other day I took both boys to the orthodontist. Kyle usually drives himself, but his car was in the shop. I had just returned…

Athens, Greece: I hope the people who stole our stuff enjoy Eli’s math homework and Kyle’s completed chemistry labs

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FADE IN: Flight from Munich, Germany to Chicago, Illinois I noticed my phone was almost dead and my adapter was gone. Dave was sleeping. I…

Overcoming Travel Hate with Seagulls and High-Hedge-Lined Roads

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I love traveling. I push my kids to travel.  In fact, Kyle has eagerly anticipated our summer travel. “Mom, I could be gone all summer.”…

Pushing Pause: Our Day in Oxford, England

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Salt Lake City, Utah, Monday afternoon, July 10: I sat in my doctor’s office. After waiting for more than an hour, he walked into the…

Keeping it Real As We Make Our Way Home

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[Be warned: Not only did we cover a lot of physical territory on our return flight, my words here are all over the map!] It is…