The Cross Country Move

Moving across country.  Moving from the left coast to the right coast (if seen on a map).  Selling our house… in this market…and buying a house I’ve seen only once and in a city I don’t know. Yes, we’re crazy.  And we are in the thick of it. 
And it’s a good thing we didn’t know [...]

Best Hospitals to Give Birth

Want to know how your hospital ranks in gynecology and obstetrics before you check in to deliver?  Check out this report by US News and World Report that ranks 170 hospitals, including 50 children’s hospitals.  Go to http://www.usnews.com/directories/hospitals/index_html/specialty+ihqgyne

Disneyland and California Adventure

My children’s school system has a freak weeklong holiday in the middle of the Fall, just six weeks after the school year begins. They call it “Fall Break”. It can be a source of dismay to 9 to 5 parents who must scramble to drum up childcare for a whole week. But if you’ve got [...]