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    Traveling with a Heavy Heart

    ByEileen Ogintz October 24, 2009June 28, 2023

    The cruise was long planned to celebrate the 85th birthday of my “second mom.” I grew up two houses away on suburban Long Island and over the years, her family and mine became one, her two daughters my oldest and closest friends, sharing good times and sad.

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  • Meeting Some Ghosts
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    Meeting Some Ghosts

    ByEileen Ogintz October 18, 2009June 28, 2023

    Seen any ghosts lately? Now’s your chance. Time travel back to the 18th century where you can get up close and personal with pirates and ghosts at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.

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    Taking the Grown Up Kids

    ByEileen Ogintz October 14, 2009June 28, 2023

    We just got back from a whirlwind trip to Northern California that included museum-hopping in San Francisco, hiking in Yosemite National Park and wine tasting in Sonoma County. My companions, besides my husband Andy were my 23-year-old daughter Reggie and her boyfriend Dan Foldes. They live and work in San Francisco.

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  • Thanks for the Memories, Gus!
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    Thanks for the Memories, Gus!

    ByEileen Ogintz October 8, 2009June 28, 2023

    Yesterday was a very sad day in our house. We had to say goodbye to our 11-year-old Lab Gus who had developed a very aggressive and painful bone cancer.

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  • To an Exotic Place That Loves Kids!
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    To an Exotic Place That Loves Kids!

    ByEileen Ogintz October 4, 2009June 28, 2023

    Who says kids and romance don’t go together? Even in a place as famous for honeymoons as Bora Bora, families’ rule, especially as Air Tahiti Nui continues to offer kids free deals on flights. There are also great hotel deals

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    A Drive Down Memory Lane

    ByAndy Yemma September 30, 2009November 10, 2025

    Five years ago, we visited Colorado Springs for our oldest daughter’s freshman Parent Weekend at Colorado College. We brought 13-year-old Melanie–not a happy camper that weekend to have all the attention focused on her older sister–and stayed at the iconic and sprawling Broadmoor resort.

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  • A panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
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    Getting Up-close and Personal with Animals at Zoos and Aquariums in the Fall

    ByEileen Ogintz September 27, 2009June 28, 2023

    It helps to have the kids read up on the animals before you go, as long as it’s fun and doesn’t turn into something “completely boring and educational!”

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  • When Everyone Else is Back in School
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    When Everyone Else is Back in School

    ByEileen Ogintz September 20, 2009June 28, 2023

    So what if you’re toting a stroller and diaper bag or home-school assignments, while everyone else is waiting for the school bus and arranging car pools

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  • New York — a foodie paradise
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    New York — a foodie paradise

    ByEileen Ogintz September 17, 2009October 4, 2023

    It’s impossible to go hungry in New York—not with vendors selling hot dogs, pretzels, kabobs and more on every corner. It’s also impossible to get bored eating in New York, whether you want to head to China Town or Ninth Avenue for good ethnic eats, great burgers, pasta, pizza or more gourmet fare.

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  • Central Park through a preschooler’s eyes
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    Central Park through a preschooler’s eyes

    ByEileen Ogintz September 16, 2009October 3, 2023

    We saw the penguins and the puffins, the sea lions and polar bears Ida and Gus, the Red Pandas and the Snow Monkeys. The Snow Leopards — new to the zoo — seemed to be hiding. The Wildlife Conservation Society, which oversees The Central Park Zoo as well as the Bronx Zoo and others in NYC (www.wcs.org), is a leader in the care and conservation of these creatures.

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