I woke up crying this morning at 4 a.m. You know those awful, inescapable dreams that seem so real? I was watching a little four-year-old girl in a classroom get bullied for the way she spoke. Innocently, with a shy smile, she repeated the horrible things that the kids told her to say, but then […]
Tag: traveling with kids
Last-minute musings
Eeek, the day has finally come! The piles of clothes spread all over the bedroom have been tightly packed into suitcases. My to-do lists have big checkmarks next to all the items. The kids are dressed in their travelling clothes. My airplane survival kit is nearly complete. All that remains is to do the dishes […]
How to sleep 9 people with a pup tent
Research has commenced for our upcoming trip to Italy, Sardinia, and Croatia. In a couple of months, we’ll pack up the kids and haul them across the Atlantic, along with my fifteen-year-old brother, for three long weeks of exploration, language immersion, great food, and visits with relatives and friends we haven’t seen in years. To […]
