Travel
Frugal Road Trips with Kids
My husband, toddler and I drove today from St. Louis, Missouri to Oklahoma City for a swim meet. We travel by car fairly often to attend the swim meets of our teenage daughter, so we’re really mastering the art of traveling with kids and doing it on a budget.
As I was driving today, it occurred [...]
Buzzed Driving IS Drunk Driving!
It’s holiday party season – time to celebrate all of the exciting winter holidays with our friends and loved ones. Our mailboxes are flooded with invitations to parties and dinners and other holiday get-togethers. With these parties come food, fellowship, gifts, and in many cases, festive alcoholic drinks.
In 2008, nearly 12,000 people in the United [...]
Keep Your Kids Safe While Traveling This Holiday Season
With the holiday season moving into full swing, families across the country are in the car and on the go. Whether you’re driving across the country to visit family or across town to holiday shop, it’s important that your child passengers are riding safely and that child safety seats are used correctly. AAA estimated that [...]
13Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Chance to Win a 7-Day Trip to Out West!
Challenge Dairy, a maker of pure butter and other dairy products, is sponsoring a Taste of the West sweepstakes, giving you a chance to win a 7-day, 6-night trip for four to Mountain Sky Guest Ranch in Montana’s Paradise Valley. This amazing resort is north of Yellowstone National Park and features cozy accommodations, horseback riding, [...]
7Dec2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Family Holiday Getaway in Branson, MO
We just returned from our first, hopefully annual Family Holiday Getaway to Branson, MO. We had such a great time that I wanted to share it with you right away in case you want to try to get there yourself this holiday season.
I haven’t been to Branson since I was about 10 years old, so [...]
Embassy Suites Makes for Amazing Family “Staycation” in Chicago
My husband and I decided recently to take the family on a mini “staycation” to Chicago for the weekend. We wanted the whole staying downtown, walking almost everywhere experience and the Embassy Suites Downtown Lakefront was the perfect solution for our lodging needs.
We had the pleasure of being guests at the Embassy Suites Downtown Lakefront [...]
Cambria Suites – A Hotel You Need to Try
My family and I recently had the pleasure of being guests at a Cambria Suites hotel and it was an all-around fabulous experience. If you’ve never stayed at a Cambria Suites, it’s time you add them to your roster when booking your next stay.
We stayed at the brand-new Cambria Suites in Noblesville, Indiana. As is [...]
Seriously Stylish, Hip & Happening Laptop Bag Giveaway
I took my work with me, of course, because as a professional freelance writer, it’s hard to get paid if I’m not working. But doing so this weekend was much more fun because of the hip and stylish laptop bag I was trying out from Fleur de Lis Fashions. And you can enter to win one just like it if you keep reading.
26Jul2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 296 comments | Continued
