A friend of mine once gave me the advice to go on vacation alone with my husband after my son turned one. She told me it would be fun, good for my marriage, and would reunite us in the...
"This Christmas, I'm going to write to Santa and ask for Ripley's books!"
These are words that I was not expecting to hear from my 6-year-old at all. My mouth gaped open at a loss of words before sputtering incredulously,...
Coming home from vacation is hard.
Over the years, even after the best trips, I've wondered why I felt so down. It seemed like a mean joke. I realized a bad re-entry into regular life makes my happy vacation memories...
Got a day off as a family and wondering where to go that's closer to the Bay than Apple Hill or Disneyland?
We have compiled our top recommendations for day trips near and around San Francisco Bay Area. These places...
Mother’s Day gift
That quiet morning, only the sounds of the trees moving in the rhythm of their own and the rustling of the paper book pages were heard. No children, no chores, no meal prep.
That day found me and...
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Traveling these days isn’t always a pleasurable experience, let alone when you add in young children, cranky fellow passengers, and exhausted parents. And that’s all before take off.
A lot of us in the...
They say there are over a thousand weekends of trips to take when you live in San Francisco. That number quickly dwindles down to about five or six, if you have small children like me - Children who hate...
I used to be that annoying friend who would say, "Oh, I read that," whenever someone brought up a new book. My commutes to work and child-free nights and weekends gave me much more time to devour good books....
My family and I recently returned from our first international holiday together. We traveled to Germany for two weeks to spend Christmas and New Year’s with my parents. We took tons of photos, spent hours at the local Christmas...
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Did you catch my video all about the new GMC Terrain Denali? I spent 10 days driving it on a recent family vacation up to Tahoe and had SO much fun. It is...
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Best Gifts Under $30 – 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Looking for gift ideas for stocking stuffers? On a tight budget with a long holiday shopping list? On the road this holiday...
