Month: February 2017

Hi!  I keep meaning to update everyone on what we have been doing from my perspective.  My goal HAD been to post every night after I put the kids to bed, but I always end up falling asleep before I get around to it. Traveling has definitely tested my abilities as a parent but I'm… Continue reading Catching Up

As it turns out, Ireland is pretty chilly. Ireland sits on the 53rd latitudinal parallel. Which means it sits equal with places like Kagamil Island of Alaska, and portions of Quebec, Canada. For some reason I had no idea of this. At the winter solstice the sun is only visible for 7.5 hours. At the… Continue reading The Land Of Ire

(This was written on the flight from L.A. To Philly) Vacation is wonderful. Traveling stinks. I say that as I sit in this airplane for the last four hours now, the second long leg of this trip. I know, cry me a river, right? This flight is definitely going better, though. Kids, as usual, continue… Continue reading A belated tale from the flight to Philly.

So, we finally made it to the city. Jude had been BEGGING to go on a train. We took the New Jersey transit from Rahway today and did just that, with the train dumping us out underneath Madison Square Garden at Penn Station. Remember what I said about New Jersey having some ugly parts to… Continue reading New York, New York

Disneyland is done. For now. My kids love playgrounds (apparently for children this is a normal thing). In Kauai, there's one in particular call Lydgate. It's huge (for Kauai) and my kids could spend all day there. Disneyland is like the most epic park experience they could ever have! I tried to imagine seeing the… Continue reading California Dreamin’

It was a bumpy flight last night. I don't do well with flying, and turbulence does not help. I did not sleep one wink. I looked around often at the people around me who were sleeping heavily, mouths agape, probably in some happy dreamland. I wondered how they managed to do it. Maybe someday for… Continue reading A red-eye gives you red eyes