Chances are, if you're a parent, you probably feel like me about traveling with your young children. My kids are school-age now, and for the most part can keep it together when it comes to traveling, but long trips take their toll on everyone, and as a mom I am constantly trying to find ways to mitigate and prevent the traveling meltdowns. Recently this summer, my kids and I took a trip to Tennessee to visit relatives. This meant a hotel stay, a 4 AM wakeup time, two plane ri

Moving is a lot of hard work and, let's face it, a total pain. But it can also be really fun, and can lead to some really great new things; new people, new sights to see, new restaurants to try, and most exciting, new opportunities to pursue. This summer started with our move from Southern Minnesota to Central Wisconsin. It meant a lot of changes for our family - not least of which being our first mortgage (hello, home-ownership!) It also meant that I would once again be job