tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post1011153511575033907..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: What Does "Family Vacation" Mean to You? by Alison HendersonAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-63436969047377860212013-08-17T14:02:18.181-04:002013-08-17T14:02:18.181-04:00My closest friend lives in Iowa, in the Quad Citie...My closest friend lives in Iowa, in the Quad Cities area. I remember being there one (ghastly hot) summers with my kids, who were small (maybe 4 and 8?). At the time my friend had a house on the Mississippi (although there was a roadway and I think a railroad track in between the house and the river). She had a giant picture window overlooking the river, and I remember seeing eagles and all sorts of things...including these disgusting insects she called "river flies" (I think) that swarmed one night. We were out looking at the locks (cool stuff) and had to cover our mouths and noses so we wouldn't breathe them in. I can honestly say it was one time I could say I preferred the Jersey mosquito. :-) Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-11329195197466682702013-08-16T21:17:29.316-04:002013-08-16T21:17:29.316-04:00Vacations were rare until I was in my teens. Our f...Vacations were rare until I was in my teens. Our family of nine squished into the red Ford station wagon along with supplies and tents and we'd head Up North--yes, I grew up in Michigan. LOLDiane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-10493452593417909292013-08-15T18:59:36.517-04:002013-08-15T18:59:36.517-04:00It sounds like we all had pretty memorable family ...It sounds like we all had pretty memorable family vacations - one way or another! But it was all fun, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-72656955625725169432013-08-15T16:12:08.817-04:002013-08-15T16:12:08.817-04:00When my children were small we had no money for va...When my children were small we had no money for vacations so our big option was camping. I remember camping through a late season blizzard, the remnants of a hurricane and hot august nights with no air conditioning. Gosh, I wish I could do it all again.Barbara Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379534828904059584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-91990158341280670082013-08-15T15:51:05.306-04:002013-08-15T15:51:05.306-04:00Alison, sounds like you made great family memories...Alison, sounds like you made great family memories. We didn't take regular family trips. My mom and dad didn't have a lot of money and there were 5 of us when we were smaller, but eventually, there were 6. :-)<br /><br />We did drive from Oklahoma City to California, and stopped in Colorado. It August of 1969, and we were actually there when the Manson murders took place. Creepy, huh? My 3 kids and my niece and I recently took a trip to Atlanta in an SUV and we had severe luggage issues. (There were four females and one male). It made me wonder how my mom and dad, and five of us kids, drove all the way to California in a station wagon. WHERE did we put our luggage?<br /><br />Thanks for the fun post!<br /><br />(By the way, I lived in KC from 2006 to 2009, and I LOVED it!)Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-82403810262870970162013-08-15T09:53:13.483-04:002013-08-15T09:53:13.483-04:00Camping. When I was really young, we drove miles u...Camping. When I was really young, we drove miles up into the woods around our home (riding in the back of the pickup) and pitched a tent. As a teen, my parents bought a trailer, so the camping was mostly to state and national parks. With my husband before kids, backpacking. Later on with kids, more tent camping. Hmm, I'm seeing a trend.Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17692098634695675967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-16729778997961738212013-08-15T07:44:52.543-04:002013-08-15T07:44:52.543-04:00Great memories, Alison. We'd make the annual t...Great memories, Alison. We'd make the annual trek from Michigan to Florida for a month. Not in summer. The dead of winter. We did the cabins up north in summer.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.com