by wandermom
( November 18th, 2008 )

I grew up in Ireland in the 70s and 80s at a time when
poverty was rampant and unemployment endemic. And yet, even in this environment, we were taught by parents and teachers that we had a responsibility to help others even less fortunate ...
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by wandermom
( November 17th, 2008 )

We have a starting point for our RTW trip: Santiago, Chile. We had discussed starting out by renting an RV and exploring the Western U.S. We considered Australia, Thailand and even Ireland. Essentially, we needed to pick a starting point and decide to stick with ...
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by wandermom
( November 16th, 2008 )

Some of you who read this may think I am the meanest mom in the world. That's OK. My kids have already accused me of the same. Those same kids who have 12 aunts and uncles and two sets of grandparents who shower them with ...
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