Jan 15, 2016 | Humor, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips
By Heather Keenan Done. The holidays are officially over. Now what? Beach trip planning, that’s what. Nothing gets you through the cold winter months better than cranking up the computer and endlessly researching which beach house your family will be making...
Oct 16, 2015 | Health, Just for Moms, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Safety, Travel & Auto Tips
By Guest Blogger Sandy Harper Technology has drastically helped female drivers in moments of vehicle needs. Usually a husband, dad, friend or a mechanic is only a cell phone call away. That being said, there are still those handful of moments when we (ladies) are...
Sep 27, 2015 | Day Trips, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips
By Guest Blogger Dennette Bailey I was eager to find a place to visit with my family that we could zip by for the day before school started back. We have visited Tweetsie RailRoad Theme Park many a day and always passed signs that advertised Linville Caverns. With...
May 18, 2015 | Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips
By Rachel Hoeing I don’t know about your family, but when it comes to the fun chore of packing for vacation, the bulk of it has usually always landed on me. As my children have gotten older, I have tried to put more responsibility on them, but it has often...
Apr 6, 2015 | Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Dennette Bailey “Freedom, freedom!” Those are the words my 8-year old daughter screamed in jubilation as we rode the Soarin’ Ride at Disney’s Epcot theme park. It was her first time on the ride and my second. If you haven’t experienced the awesomeness of this ride...
Dec 3, 2014 | Humor, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By TMoM Team Member Allison Tobey On average, two million people fly per day, so I am sure every one of these two million passengers has their own story to tell. I want to share one of my flying experiences, because at the very moment it was happening, I felt l was...
Oct 29, 2014 | Health, Parenting & Family, Raising Children, Safety, Travel & Auto Tips, Tweens & Teens
By Katie Moosbrugger We reached a much-anticipated milestone at my daughter’s 10-year well-check. The doctor announced she weighs exactly 80 pounds. You’re probably thinking, “Yea, so?” Well, if you have a child in elementary school, 80 is the magic...
Sep 27, 2014 | Day Trips, Hiking & Camping, Parks & Outdoor Activities, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger April Caudle Want to take your family camping but aren’t sure where to go or what to bring? You like the idea of “getting away” to camp but aren’t excited about pitching a tent and sleeping on the ground? How about a fun and...
Sep 5, 2014 | Day Trips, Hiking & Camping, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips
By Rachel Hoeing Hanging Rock is one of my favorite places to be on a beautiful Fall or Spring Day. It is located in Danbury, NC, which is about 1 ½ hours from Greensboro and High Point, and less than an hour from Winston Salem. There is so much to do here and your...
Aug 19, 2014 | Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Katie Moosbrugger (with help from TMoM reader Amie Blanks) By now you know we’ve featured several posts about visiting Disney World (we have an entire category dedicated to Disney HERE), but before now we haven’t covered other parks in Orlando. Quite simply, no...
Jul 25, 2014 | Day Trips, Helpful Lists & Directories, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Katie Moosbrugger I’m about to embark on my fourth eight-hour-door-to-door–no-hubby-support car trip with the kids this summer, and am already thinking about ways to make my life easier. Honestly, the trip is not difficult, and I am “that mom” who lets her...
Dec 20, 2013 | -, Travel & Auto Tips
My guess is that a large percentage of our readers will be hopping in the car to travel somewhere within the next few weeks. Whether you have a two hour trip or a twenty hour trip on the horizon, it can be extremely painful if you have a car full of whining or hyper...
Dec 12, 2013 | -, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Rachel Hoeing Leave it to Disney to come up with one of the most brilliant ideas I have encountered in a long time. My family enjoyed a fabulous family vacation in October and were fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to “test out” the Disney...
Jul 30, 2013 | -, Moms & Dads, Travel & Auto Tips
We have a running joke in our family. Whenever we go on trips with my husband, he insists on driving. But for some uncanny reason, whenever he’s behind the wheel, all the crazy drivers come out, and he’s constantly having to battle with people who...
May 21, 2013 | -, From the Doctor, Health, Recreation, Safety, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Dr. Aimee Lischke of Total Family Care of Winston-Salem Summertime is often considered a time for slowing down. School’s out, there are fewer extracurricular activities and generally the pace is relaxed. However, it is also a time for travel, whether to the beach,...
Sep 27, 2012 | Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Melissa Kinsley Ever considered Disneyland before for a family vacation but nixed it because it was too far? Never considered Disneyland before? The new Cars Land in Disneyland’s California Adventure Park that opened this past June may just be the driving reason to...
Jul 31, 2012 | Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Rachel Hoeing Yesterday I wrote this blog of general tips that worked for my family when we took our trip to Walt Disney World. Today I wanted to focus more on individual theme parks and rides. Truth be told, we did not do any planning in advance as far as a daily...
Jul 30, 2012 | Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Rachel Hoeing We took our first family trip to Disney World in October a few years ago and I can honestly say it was one of the best weeks we have spent as a family! My mom was recovering from chemotherapy, and this was exactly the “magical” experience she needed...
Apr 10, 2012 | Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips
By Martha Nichols, Independent Travel Consultant with Aladdin Travel While some of us are still in the thick of spring break travels, it won’t be too long before we climb back in the car or plane for another family trip this summer. Since we know it’s...
Mar 4, 2012 | Parenting & Family, Religion, Travel & Auto Tips
Have you ever considered going on a mission trip, or traveling to a community less fortunate? I have several friends who have done this in the past two years: one to Africa, one to Jamaica, one to Haiti, and one to Belize. Most recently – in fact, right this...
Dec 23, 2011 | -, Travel & Auto Tips
By Kelly G. Fun Games to Play in the Car! Chances are good many of you will be traveling by car over the next couple of days. If you are opposed to “plugging in” your kids for the trip, or simply need a break from the DVD, I Touch, or Nintendo DS,...
Jun 30, 2011 | From the Heart, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips
By Becky Johnston, author of You Can’t Make This Stuff Up I seriously never wanted to go to Africa. It wasn’t that I was opposed to the continent; it’s just that when I made my travel wish-list, it wasn’t on there. I traveled to Europe a few times in the late...
May 19, 2011 | Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
Sponsored by Twiddy I have a large extended family, and we love to spend many holidays and vacations together. One of my favorite memories was the first trip we took to Duck, NC with about twenty of us. We rented a beautiful house in the Four Seasons neighborhood...
Oct 26, 2010 | -, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Martha Nichols with Aladdin Travel It is no wonder why so many moms planning a family vacation to Walt Disney World are overwhelmed! WDW is 54 square miles consisting of 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, 25 Resorts, 4 golf courses, and over 500 different types of...
Oct 11, 2010 | -, Our Favorite Finds, Shopping, Travel & Auto Tips
By Rachel Hoeing I have personally never been one to care about cars. Sad, but true. I have no idea what types of cars my friends drive, only the color. Seriously, I know my mom has a red car, but that’s it. Maybe it’s a Saturn, no a Camry. Who cares? Maybe I...
