Archive for the ‘vacations’ Category
8.25.10
The last few weeks (months?) have been crazy! We've been uber-busy and traveling all around. Since our family vacation to Myrtle Beach, Hubby and I traveled to Los Angeles for a wedding; I hosted a Summer Ladies' Luncheon at my house; we celebrated Chatterbox's 6th Birthday; the other Mamas and ...
Posted in Busy Mom, catching up, summer, vacations | 2 Comments »
7.19.10
My kids start school in about 3 weeks so summer is basically over at the Jonesie house and so far the kids have not attended a single camp. I decided last week it's do or die time because they are stir crazy and making me crazy. We've done reading groups at the library, Vacation ...
Posted in summer, toddlers, vacations | 6 Comments »
7.13.10
For the July 4th holiday weekend, my family took a trip down to Myrtle Beach, SC to hit the beach. The trip was only 4 days long, but it felt like much longer than that. Why?
I was unplugged.
I intentionally left my laptop at home (even though I knew the hotel would ...
Posted in family moments, Family Vacations, holidays, me time, Permission Slips, Saying No, social media, technology, vacations | 4 Comments »
12.16.09
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Hubby and I had the rare opportunity to go on a trip together, sans kids. The last time we did that was in 2007 for my 30th birthday when we went to New Orleans. For a couple that has 3 kids 5 years old and younger, ...
Posted in me time, My hubby, romance, vacations | 7 Comments »
3.24.09
So this is what it feels like to have only me to worry about!I arrived in Seattle last night for a work event and am still getting used to flying "solo". The plane ride was so uneventful - no diaper bags to lug; no preschoolers to entertain on the plane; ...
Posted in me time, vacations, working mom | No Comments »
2.27.09
As you know, I now have a lot of well-needed and overdue free time. And this morning I got a chance to do something that I've wanted to do for almost a year - spent some time with daughter at school -- (I know you thought I got to sleep ...
Posted in day care, randomness, vacations | No Comments »
1.14.09
Ha! Made you look. Not that type of planning - vacation planning. It's time for us (read: me) to map out our family vacations for the year. I've got to figure out just the right combination of vacation factors: location, mode of transport, lodging, activities, etc. that will work for ...
Posted in Family Vacations, organizing, vacations | No Comments »
12.31.08
So we went on an overnight ski trip to a resort a few hours away from where we live on Sunday. Aside from it being one of the most stressful trips we've ever been on, we did end up having a great time. People always tease me for making lists ...
Posted in family moments, household, just call me peeved, kids health, My hubby, organizing, vacations, weekend wrap-up | No Comments »
10.11.08
Dear Hubby,How is everything going so far? How are the kids? You must be exhausted, I'm sure. It's tough being me, isn't it?I'm having such a great time here at Disney. It's been just great meeting all the moms that I blog with. I've also met many new moms. I ...
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10.9.08
Hello all, This has been a hectic week. The usual running around, kids, work, etc. But there's one thing that has kept me going. The fact that this weekend I'm off to a Disney Mom Blogger's Getaway hosted by the generous folks at Walt Disney World. Disney has activities planned ...
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