travel

Fie, Fi, Fo, Fum, Grandma and Grandpa Are Here!

by Karen Robbins May 8, 2011
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This past Christmas we took our biannual holiday cruise and planned it so that we could visit a bit with our Florida grands before the trip and visit with our Seattle grands after the cruise. Everything was going well until our cruise ship was delayed in disembarking passengers in San Diego and we missed our [...]

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Packing with Confidence

by Jill Swanson March 11, 2011
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Dear Jill: I love to travel but hate to pack. It just overwhelms me! How can I do it and keep my sanity? If vacations are a time to refresh, renew and regenerate … why, then, do we feel a dark cloud begin to loom over us weeks before we step foot on the airplane? [...]

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Grandma, What’s There To Do?

by Karen Robbins July 2, 2010

Vacation stays at Grandma’s can often wear down quickly if you’re not prepared. I have a friend whose grands come for a week’s stay every summer and she is always prepared. This year, the visit was early and I saw the fruits of her labors, or rather her plans, modeled by her grandchildren. She bought [...]

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Through Their Eyes

by Karen Robbins November 5, 2009

So often we only think about what we are offering our grandchildren with the experiences we share. A few weeks ago, I realized that the opposite is true. They offer us so much more. They offer a different perspective on the world, a renewed innocence of life, and an ever-active curiosity. We recently visited the [...]

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My Grandparents Bought Me This T-Shirt

by Karen Robbins August 1, 2007
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We have all seen them. They hang in the souvenir shops of every tourist stop. “My grandparents visited [you name the place] and all I got was this T-shirt.” I don’t usually buy a lot of souvenirs for my grandkids when we are traveling. There’s not a lot of room in the suitcase for five, [...]

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