Manic: Traveling 2,000 miles and organizing our schedule so that we could sight-see and visit all of our awesome family members that live in that area! Managed: Putting together a game plan that enabled us to do the tourist thing and to spend valuable time with our beloved family. So after spending several weeks mapping […]
Money-Saving Ideas that Worked Well on our Washington DC Trip
June 13, 2012 By
Manic: Preparing to take a big trip to Washington DC to see family and to sight-see. Planning a trip for a family of four is always a big job for the manic managed mom in the family! Managed: Dedicating two days to research and price comparing to shop fares, hotels and more. Here are a few ways […]
Arizona Grand Resort Review for Families
May 28, 2012 By
Manic: The last frenzied days of school. Managed: Ahhh….school ending! The calendar suddenly opens up and isn’t filled with commitments from top to bottom! Oh how I love summer! To celebrate, I took my girl and her buddy to check out the Arizona Grand Resort & Spa. We stayed one fun-filled night and day, and […]
Time Tested Travel Tips for Families
May 24, 2012 By
Manic: Finding time to schedule some family visits this summer and making sure that our family has smooth and stress-free travels. Managed: Got myself organized and decided to share my time tested travel tips in my Channel 3 segment this week. One idea that I didn’t cover in my segment is to consider flying a […]
California Bound for Summer? Check Out this Cool Carmel Resort!
May 15, 2012 By
Manic: Hopefully life is not as manic lately as the school year is winding down, but for a lot of parents, we become a busy travel agent as we launch into planning a summer get-away (ahhh…how nice does that word sound?!). Managed: Remembering that I did an entire California road trip series on this website […]
An Amtrak Train Trip Vacation…Reviewed by my Teenager!
May 1, 2012 By
Manic: My son’s schedule with honors classes, travel hockey, Student Council, National Jr. Honor Society, ushering at our church and more! Managed: He got away from it all and took a very special trip with his Grandparents on an Amtrak train. And he offered to blog about it for us, so check out what he […]
Arizona Biltmore Resort Family Review
March 20, 2012 By
Manic: Spring break spring fever last week as my daughter and I stayed home all week, so we decided that we would stay two nights at a local resort our last two nights of the break. We chose the historic Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa. Managed: Turning our quick stay-cation into a review for you, […]
An Arizona Must-See: Wildlife World Zoo
March 15, 2012 By
Manic: Finding local fun Spring Break activities and getting exercise at the same time, since I’ve been eating like I’m on a big vacation, too. Too many calories for me this week! Managed: Accepting a friend’s invitation to take our kids to Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park (just outside of Phoenix) and although I had […]
Your Favorite 2011 Travel Articles & Today’s Winner!
March 8, 2012 By
As we wind down anniversary week, today we’ve got your top three most read travel articles and yet another Five Day Freebie Friday winner, so keep on reading to see if your name appears below! First, here are your favorite travel articles from 2011. Perhaps there is a Spring Break or Summer Vacation idea in […]
Family-Friendly Activities in Vegas
January 17, 2012 By
Manic: Our annual hockey tourney that takes place in Las Vegas right on the heels of the end of the holiday season. Managed: If you have to take your family to Vegas, there are some family-friendly activities that are appropriate, but be warned that your kids may see some PG-13 and even some R-rated characters […]
Want A Wonderful Weekend Trip? Visit Flagstaff!
October 18, 2011 By
Manic: Another hockey trip. We’ve been traveling with my son’s hockey teams for the last seven years and any time we go out of town, it is a bit hectic to prepare our home, pets and other details, so we can get away. Managed: This trip! Flagstaff was so relaxing and was a nice and easy get […]
Resort Review for Families — The Phoenician
October 11, 2011 By
Fall Break is here so my daughter accompanied me for a weekend away at the popular Phoenix resort, The Phoenician. Together, we scoped out the property to give you a report on the resort’s family-friendly features. But first before you book here, or at any resort, beware of what is called the Occupancy/Tourism Tax. When […]
Our Road Trip & Pics: Day 5 to San Francisco
August 9, 2011 By
Last week I took you on Day 4 of our road trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, so today I’ll tell you about our next stop, which was San Francisco. My husband and I had been to this city before, even honeymooning there years ago, but it was a first for our kids. They couldn’t believe […]
Our Road Trip Adventure: Day 4 to Monterey, CA
August 3, 2011 By
Manic: Another crazy busy day today! Managed: Taking a moment to quickly show you Day 4 of our California road trip because many of you have told me that you are enjoying the road trip posts and because seeing these cool pictures relaxes me before I head out into the stressful world! So enjoy […]
Our Road Trip Adventure, Day 3: Carmel Exceeds Expectations!
July 19, 2011 By
Manic: After a scenic, but long drive from the second leg of our 1700 mile road trip, which was from LA to Carmel, we were ready to get there. And all we wanted to do was eat and sleep! Managed: Called the resort two hours before our arrival to confirm that our room was […]
