July 14th, 2010 02:44pm

Being my kid’s embarrassment

by WineCountry.Mom


As a parent, you will only be cool to your kids for so long. And when the tides change (and they will) you will become the most embarrassing creature on the face of the planet. (read the article…)

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June 22nd, 2010 03:46pm

Vacationing with teens

by WineCountry.Mom

The only thing worse than traveling with toddlers? Traveling with teens. But with some careful planning, a teen vacation can actually be quite pleasant. (read the article…)

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June 5th, 2010 08:00am

Hotel hunting? Check the reviews.

by WineCountry.Mom

Booking your hotel room online for your family vacation? You may want to pay attention to the customer reviews….and their photographs. (read the article…)

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May 11th, 2010 10:11am

What’s up for summer vacation?

by WineCountry.Mom

Summer vacation is right around the corner. So how are you going to entertain the kids? (read the post…)

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August 11th, 2009 08:47am

Vacation Mode

by WineCountry.Mom

I’m watching my sister swim laps in the pool. I mean, really watching her. As with everything else, she is swimming with utter confidence. She starts out with a simple freestyle stroke, moving her arms in front of her head one by one, pulling at the water so that her body moves in one fluid movement, breathing every third or fourth stroke as if it is choreographed. And then she … Read More »

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August 9th, 2009 01:47pm

Plane Ride Jitters

by WineCountry.Mom

“I don’t want to fly on a plane,” my 8 year old son said for the umpteenth time. We were gearing up for our annual trip to San Diego to see my sister, a vacation that is always reserved for the week before…..

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August 2nd, 2009 07:34am

Camping with Kids

by WineCountry.Mom

We’re leaving tomorrow to go camping. This will be Mr. Wonderful’s and my first family vacation, ever. It should be fun, and it should be interesting. A 13 year old boy, an 11 year old girl, and an 8 year old boy, plus the two of us for two nights and three days. We’ve been planning for months, making lists for weeks, and packing for days. And tomorrow we will embark on our journey, and hope with positive thoughts that the integration of our families for several days will be chalked up as a successful vacation we’ll want to do again year after year.

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July 13th, 2009 07:53am

Camp, part 2

by WineCountry.Mom

But then there are those campers that aren’t what we expect them to be. One difficult camper broke a bathroom door, threw rocks towards other campers, and told a staffer to “F- off”. And we all wanted to throttle him.

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July 11th, 2009 04:01pm

Camp, part 1

by WineCountry.Mom

There’s something about camp. You get there, and the dust overwhelms you. You get eaten alive by mosquitoes that will only leave you alone after you smell like a saturated pine cone, and biting flies that will eat you no matter what. If you have allergies (and I do), your face will feel like it will fall off by the third day. You hike up a hill to get somewhere. You hike up a hill to get back. You have to wait in line for a shower, and you’re not guaranteed hot water. The dining hall smells not so faintly of sour milk. The salad is served lunch and dinner, and looks slightly brown by the 7th day. And I think I’ll be fine if I don’t eat red jello until next year. We go to bed late and wake up way too early, and are completely sleep deprived by the end of camp. The pool is ice cold and crowded, and my feet are torn up from the rough bottom, not to mention the blisters from all that hiking…. And still, I come back every year.

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