The Texas Book Depository and Sixth Floor Museum Saturday was my day off, which means my sainted parents willingly and happily took a carload of boys to their house, so that my husband and I could enjoy some grownup pursuits. With the whole day spread out like a blank canvas before me, I had breakfast with some friends, got a…
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What to Do if you Lose a Child and How to Prevent It From Happening
1. Discuss crowd safety early and often. As soon as a child is old enough to walk around on their own, they are old enough to start learning about how to stay safe. Don’t assume that they are too little to start learning what to do if they are lost. 2. Have a family plan. The standard wisdom says that…
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The Rest of the Story
While I would love to end our vacation story with the image of me watching my children soak in the beauty of the balloon launch, the truth is that there is more to that day. I honestly don’t really care to relive the experience that happened just after the balloon launch; however, I hope that our experiences and mistakes will…
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Dreaming of Summer Field Trips
The signs of Spring are everywhere. Tiny sprouts have pressed their tender heads up from the dirt in my garden. My fruit trees are tipped with bright green buds. Almost overnight, the dead brown grass has been replaced with the luscious shoots of fresh green grass. A quick check of the calendar shows that we have six more weeks left…
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Blogging on the Go
As we have settled into longer family car trips, we have created a certain rhythm and ritual that goes along with each journey. We load up the Ipod with a playlist of great traveling songs. Usually, I try to find a song or two that relates to the states we will be visiting. We make sure we have plenty of…
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