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February 2010

Fort Lauderdale Beach Warms My Heart

February 5, 2010

Photo Friday Fort Lauderdale  Beach can’t warm my fingers and toes when I’m trapped in the arctic hell of Minnesota, but it can certainly warm my heart. I love beaches.  Rocky, deep blue beaches,  powdery sand beaches, heavily shelled beaches, and even the plain old brown sand beaches.  I love them all. When we visited [...]

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Should Kids Miss School For Vacation?

February 4, 2010

When is it okay to pull your kids out of school for vacation? There’s not really one correct answer. As a teacher, I got asked this question a lot, and  being an advocate of travel altogether, my answer was  “It’s always okay!”   But plenty of teachers and other parents don’t agree with me. In [...]

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Three City Tours That Teens Will Love

February 3, 2010

Mentioning a city tour in my family might as well be suggesting getting a root canal, because the kids will think it sounds so bo-oring! The kids are in those years between,  “Let’s swim all day”, and “Let’s hit the bar”.   So we’ve got some years to fill before sitting by the pool sipping [...]

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