Tag Archives: staycation
Balancing Kids’ Summer Plans with Your Work Life
Like most of us, you must be wondering where the time has gone. Didn’t it seems like only yesterday you were buying backpacks and lunch boxes in preparation for the school year? For families, June is a busy month with graduation parties, little league finals and music recitals. And right around the corner is summer vacation – lazy days for kids but stressful for working parents. If you haven’t made your plans yet, here are some ideas to help you create a work/family balance: Photo courtesy of Photostock Stay flexible. … Continue reading
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Tagged child care, Grandparents, parents, staycation, stress, summer vacation, teenagers, work/life balance, working moms
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Looking for a unique family vacation this summer? With gasoline over $4.00 a gallon, many Sandwiched Boomers are opting to travel close to home. If home for you is the Midwest, we’ve got more jewels for you today. Since this year marks the sesquicentennial of the start of the Civil War, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois is an especially meaningful choice for a day- or a weekend trip. The Presidential Museum is filled with entertaining and educational exhibits appealing to both adults and children. Making … Continue reading
Secret Midwest Staycation Jewel
In this season of graduations, I just enjoyed a wonderful high school reunion weekend in the Midwest. Even with fears of flooding from the Big Muddy, the people here are optimistic, enthusiastic and friendly. They invite you to come and spend time here. So this week, we’ve got some interesting, off the beaten path, Midwest sites to show you just in time for your family summer vacation planning. Within a few hours drive from Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and other Midwest cities lies an interesting town, Columbus, … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, beauty, Columbus, family, gas, Indiana, legacy, Midwest, staycation, vacation
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Strategies from Stepping Stones
Through the years, Stepping Stones has always tried to help our readers cope with what is going on in their world. As one newsletter put it: This newsletter is in response to the stress and anxiety that many of our readers have been feeling in this time of uncertainty. We are inundated with threats about war and terrorism. We are impacted by the declining economy as we watch the price of gasoline go up, the price of stocks go down and the continued loss of jobs in our society. Americans … Continue reading
