Tag: family vacation

Flying a Private Jet is Not as Hard or as Expensive as You Think

stay-at-home mom, travel

Have you ever thought of looking for an empty leg flight on a private jet? Before reading this article, I had never thought of it. I had actually never heard of “empty leg flights.” Today, I have a guest post to tell us all about this alternative way of travel. I hope you learn as much as I did! *********** Flying is not as romantic and comfortable as it was back in the fifties and sixties when adventurous men and […]

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How To Take an Easy Fun Car Tour of Gettysburg

4 kids, history, travel, vacation

July 4, 1863 Telegraph from President Lincoln: “The President announces to the country that news from the Army of the Potomac, up to 10 P.M. of the 3rd. is such as to cover that Army with the highest honor, to promise a great success to the cause of the Union, and to claim the condolence of all for the many gallant fallen. And that for this, he especially desires that on this day, He whose will, not ours, should ever […]

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Overnight Trip to Ocean City, Maryland During the Pandemic

4 kids, beach, big family life, family, military life, stay-at-home mom, summer, vacation
Ocean City During the Pandemic

Alan pleasantly surprised me a couple of weeks ago when he announced that he had cashed in our hotel points and made reservations for us to spend July 5th in Ocean City. Say what?? Granted, Alan can be very spontaneous, but this was even better than a last minute trip. This was a PLANNED vacation surprise! Wahoo! I had not even suspected that he was planning something like this. We have been basically stuck here. You see, not only is […]

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Touring Havre de Grace Boardwalk, Pandemic Style

military life, stay-at-home mom, travel
Havre de Grace boardwalk

June is always a dizzyingly busy month. We have two family birthdays, Father’s Day, and the end of school. For 2019, 2018, 2016, and 2014, we were also in the middle of a big move. So you can imagine, that the children are all completely bewildered at spending June stuck in our own house. Not just stuck in the house, but in the SAME house as last year! What??? Haaaa! The military life has been quite chaotic for us the […]

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