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Monthly Archives: May 2014
10 steps to surviving being a writer
The other side of writing… 10 steps to surviving being a writer.
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Traveling With Kids – San Diego 2014 – Top 10 list #1
10 things I thought I would never say on this trip This may not come as a shock to anyone who has kids, but you end up saying some of the oddest things. Things you probably wouldn’t say at work, … Continue reading
Traveling With Kids – San Diego – The End
The Last Hurrah! We made it across the border without any problems. I think the border agent saw that we were exhausted and basically innocent-looking and let us through. That or she had duck dynasty to watch on her ipad. … Continue reading
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Traveling With Kids – Leaving San Diego – Plane Truths
The Plane Truth You’d think riding in a small, confined space with a whole bunch of strangers would be a great place for lots and lots of good stories. Death matches. Cannibalism. Screaming babies. But the ride down to San … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Parenting, San Diego, Travel, Traveling with kids, writing
Tagged 3DS, airplanes, creepy guys, humor, humour, Mario Brothers, plane rides, prettiest girl in the world, the oldest, the youngest
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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Airport Accidents
Saturday – Airport First hurdle. The weigh in. We HAD to make weight, but unlike MMA fighters, we couldn’t toss the bags in the sauna for a few hours to cut the excess. We had to do this old-school. Sort … Continue reading
Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Balboa Museum of Nature
The Last Museum The youngest said, as we drove to the airport, that museums were not that interesting because, you know, he kinda knew about everything that was in it. I dunno if that was really true, but for the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Parenting, San Diego, Travel, Traveling with kids, writing
Tagged dinosaurs, Godzilla, humor, humour, museum of nature, pirates, prettiest girl in the world, sharks, skulls, the oldest, the youngest, Traveling with children
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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Balboa Park and The Best Two Museums Ever
Model Behavior It was morning. Balboa Park. Our last great adventure in San Diego. We were off to see two of the best museums ever! One was a model train museum. One was a museum, I kid you not, that … Continue reading
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Tagged dioramas, lego, model train museum, model trains, organ music
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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – The Last Morning Adventures
Packing Problems or Leaving It All Behind We still had 2 great challenges to overcome in the morning. 3 if you include getting the boys up, getting their faces washed, their teeth brushed and into some form of clothes. Then it … Continue reading
Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Last Morning
Sunday – Am It’s the last day and I’m up and out a 7:30 to get the writing caught up. I couldn’t escape without the Prettiest-girl-in-the-world knowing. Mommy hearing strikes again. We have a plan for the last day. Our … Continue reading
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Tagged doubletree hotel, hotel lobby, humor, humour, prettiest girl in the world
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Traveling With Kids – San Diego – Catching Fire
Hunger Games Before Bed Catching Fire’s a pretty good movie, but is it a good movie for a 7 and 11 year old? Will it be too scary, or too mature? Is there more than can be learned from that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Movie Review, Parenting, San Diego, Travel, Traveling with kids, writing
Tagged Catching Fire, humor, humour, Hunger Games, katniss, life lessons, president snow, prettiest girl in the world, salute
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