I’ve been on the lookout for fun little items to put in the girls’ backpacks for our upcoming trip. When I saw the Aqua Doodle Travel N” Doodle I grabbed it for Caelan. I really like it’s size- it measures 11″x8.75″ when closed and 11″x17.75″ when open. It’s light and the handles make this a […]
Archives for January 2008
A Great Site for Travelers
I am a list maker. I have travel lists in my computer: things to check, things to ship, things to carry on, things to keep handy if we drive… While I was clicking around trying to help my sister prepare for her upcoming vacation I found this great site: IndependentTraveler.com. I was most impressed with […]
Family First Aid Checklist
We are beginning to prepare for our Irish holiday and I am deep in lists. What to carry on, what to check, what to send ahead. I like to make sure we are prepared- often we are over prepared. I came across this family first aid checklist from The Family Sabbatical Handbook by Elisa Bernick […]
For Little Photo Bugs
Brenna has been fascinated with cameras since she realized that they took pictures you could see. And for the last few months she has been bringing my cell phone to me and asking to use it to take a picture. I considered myself lucky that she wasn’t grabbing my camera. When I saw the VTECH […]
For On The Go Artists
When the grandparents were asking about what they could get the girls for Christmas I told them the Crayola Marker and Activity Tote with Color Wonder markers would be great. I was thinking it would be great for around the house or to take along someplace, I wasn’t really thinking about it being so nice […]
Tips to Survive a (Holiday) Flight
Budget Travel had a great article in it’s December 07 issue about surviving holiday flights. So many of these are great tips no matter when you go. My additional comments are in italics. by Erik Torkells | December 2007/January 2008 issue Path of least resistance After years of learning the hard way that the days […]