Travel

Could You Move Your Family into an RV?

May 17, 2013
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I know a family that’s selling their house to move into an RV and eventually drive across the country in it. It’s a nice RV with three rooms and a completely efficient use of space. I’m a little jealous of their upcoming adventure, I have to say. I’m also not sure I’d survive it. I [...]

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Silver Dollar City’s New Wooden Roller Coaster

May 7, 2013
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I saw that Branson’s Silver Dollar City has a new wooden roller coaster. It’s called The Outlaw Run and it is the first wooden roller coaster to twist upside down. Not only does it do the twist once—it does it three times. Makes my stomach lurch just thinking about it, but my kids love coasters. [...]

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Have Laptop will Travel – Working on Vacation

May 6, 2013
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I have a love – hate relationship with my laptop. On the upside, it allows me to work from home or even the local coffee shop. Without a laptop, I would probably be working as a greeter at a big box store, not that there is anything wrong with that. The problem is that the [...]

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Local Business Owner Tracks Down Non-Customer for Using Bathroom without Permission

April 23, 2013
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Well, this will make you think twice before deciding to use a public restroom ever again. Patricia Barnes stopped in the Flood Zone, a local restaurant in Erin, Tennessee and ran in to use the little girls room only she forget to make a purchase.

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Booster Seats on Field Trips

April 4, 2013
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My daughter went on her first field trip today with her kindergarten class. Because she goes to a program at a church, they were able to take the small church bus with seatbelts. In a previous field trip note, the teacher mentioned that the bus would be parked out front and that parents who wished [...]

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Link Round-up: Beach Vacations, Chickpea Salads, Organized Pantries, and More

March 30, 2013
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Today’s link round-up offers tips for packing for a beach vacation, DIY earrings and decorative trays, and a cute Easter craft using Reese’s eggs and bunny-shaped crackers that are available all year. A Cup of Jo shows us what she packs for the beach. Take a look at her list to make sure you’re not [...]

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Hiking and Camping with Kids

March 21, 2013
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Hiking with kids can be a little nerve-wracking. There’s the potential for them to run ahead of you on the trail and come across something not so friendly, like a snake sprawled out across the path. There are sometimes ticks. Sometimes, as my daughter did on our first camping trip, they just don’t know that [...]

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Family Fun at the Creation Museum in Kentucky

March 18, 2013
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For parents looking for a fun place to visit with the kids that doesn’t push the billions of years evolution theory prevalent throughout educational material, the Creation Museum in Kentucky fits the bill. The museum is rich with visuals that present everything from the origins of the universe to the building of the ark, and [...]

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Would You Sail Aboard the Titanic II?

March 14, 2013
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Have you heard they are going to build a new Titanic? The Titanic II will be a replica of the original, complete with the grand staircase made famous in the James Cameron movie by the same name. The replica ship is slated for completion in 2016 in honor of the 100-year anniversary of the original [...]

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