Family Vacation a lost art

Every year about this time, families across the world step into their vans, wagons, and RVs and head out for their annual family trip. It usually begins with the father loading the coleman cooler and propane stove into the trunk along with the bags of clothes that will go unused for the duration of the vacation. The mom would have packed the car with all sorts of chips & cookies, while simultaneously threatening the kids to behave or else they would just stay home and not go on the trip at all. The latest addition to this tradition has been the induction of the portable dvd player to shut the kids up on the long and tedious drive to the Grand Canyon. Amidst the constant calls of "Are we there yet?", "I got to pee," or "Ed bit me," we still manage to get there and start the cycle over next year. As ominous as this sounds, it does get better and if you play your cards right, your kids will be asking you to go camping with them and their kids. Read More...