Sisters: Travels with My Mother and Her Siblings

This weekend I had the privilege of spending uninterrupted time with the three ladies that I admire the most: my mother and her two younger sisters. It started Thursday morning with a 400 mile road trip that paralleled one that we’d taken together twenty years ago with my “other mother”–my amazing, vivacious, forever young grandmother. Continue reading “Sisters: Travels with My Mother and Her Siblings”

Traveling to Canada: Border Requirements for U.S. Citizens

Living less than 150 miles from the U.S.-Canadian border and having family on the other side, we travel to Canada several times a year.  I often have people ask questions about border documentation, especially since the passport requirements came into effect in 2007. There are several misconceptions when it comes to traveling with children.

Canoeing on Long Lake

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