By the time the eclipse was on our radar we figured we were just too late to be able to see it. There were rumors of 10X10 foot spaces on golf courses going for $100/night and Motel 6 renting rooms for$1000/night. We tried to tell ourselves, that a 90% eclipse would still be cool and we’d be glad we missed out on traffic and hoards of people. Plus, the kids would have just started school. There was some part of…
I just did the math and we’ve spent 45% of this summer away from home. I do really well with routines, they’re predictable and comforting, but when you’re traveling basically every other week it’s pretty difficult to create a norm. As we’ve had the privilege to go here and there I started to develop a post about how traveling makes me a better person, but as I drafted in my head the post started to sound like one of the…
Pro: When kids are really little they can fly for free. Con: You have to wrestle a wiggly baby for the duration of your flight. Pro: Ariline workers will often take pity on you and check your carry-on luggage for free when you ask nicely. Con: Kids are too little to help carry any any of the baggage and even though they’re so tiny they require A LOT of baggage. Pro: Kids clothes are tiny, so you can fit a lot…