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Driving across country with children can be a daunting task for even the most

even-tempered parents. Our trips to Iowa every summer from Southern California became real

memory makers when I first figured out a simple, but effective way to "pass the long miles" with five children varying in age from two to fourteen. What worked?

First, for several weeks before our trip began, we sat down as a family and figured out

topics of interest for each day of our vacation. I purchased an expandable file and labeled

each folder section for each day. I made certain that each topic had...

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