>  to VA Beach to visit with my father and his wife, we
 > took notes and had
 >  our daughter write out a small report later on, after
 > our trip.  We don't
 >  homeschool, but this was such a great lesson in
 > itself.  It reinforced
 >  memories in everyone and we found that we all
 > remembered different things...
 DR> I keep a journal of all of our vacation trips. It's a habit that I
 DR> picked up from my mom. She kept logs of all of our vacations. About a
 DR> year ago, my dad fulfilled one of his retirement goals and typed out
 DR> all of the journals on the 'puter. He gave each of us kids a printed
 DR> and bound copy. I treasure this - it brought back even more memories.
 DR> I'm going to do the same for my kids, with the journals that I keep as
 DR> well. 
 What a wonderful gift!  Accompanied by photographs and maybe some video
 tapes and you'll have something for your girls to always treasure!
 Speaking of treasures, do you know how I get the kids to leave things
 alone around here, without marring or breaking them?  By simply
 telling them,"You'd better be careful!  Someday that'll be YOURS!!!"
 Stops them dead in their tracks!  (g)
 
... The future is built on dreams.  Hang on to them.
--- Blue Wave/RA v2.20 [NR]
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