My family loves to eat seafood. Even the boys will chow down on a thick grilled tuna steak. My husband, though, is rather particular about eating fish as fresh as possible. I’ll admit that I have become pretty particular about that as well. Because of this, we don’t eat a lot of seafood when we are at home, four hours…
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Preserving Peace While on Vacation
The waves are breaking outside my window as I write this. The kids are all napping in their beds, worn out from playing in the sand all morning. The rest of my family is off checking out a few shops and buying fresh fish to grill for our dinner tonight. The peace and calm is tangible. But what about when the…
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Glazed Pecan & Strawberry Salad
We are off on a family holiday enjoying sand, surf and sun this week. As timing has it, we will be returning at just about the end of strawberry picking season. And busy month that it’s been, we have yet to go out and pick berries. I sincerely hope that there will still be an opportunity to head out to…
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Travel Limbo Calls for Spinach & Bacon Alfredo Pizza
This is an interesting week for us because we are in between two weeklong trips. Last week we were visiting friends and family, and then next week we will be enjoying a vacation at the beach. We are in travel limbo. Laundry is washed, but should I put it away only to take it out and pack it again in…
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DIY Toy Bags for the Car & A Giveaway
On-the-Road Series: DIY Toy Bags for the Car With the advent of summer typically comes vacations, beach trips, and extra time spent in the car. As fun and safe as it is(n’t) to constantly have to turn around and hand your child a new toy or book to look at during the ride, providing children with a way to choose…
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Solo Parenting On the Road: Tips for Traveling Alone with Littles
Seven days. Five cities. Three kids. One parent. Dozens of friends and family. Over eight hundred miles. That is the numerical summary of our recent trip through South Carolina and Georgia. My children and I went south while my husband traveled north to Pennsylvania to attend a conference and catch some fish. It may seem crazy to take three small…
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