Several years ago, I set up a field trip for a group of students to the Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana. It is Southern California’s oldest courthouse. The courthouse, formerly known as the Santa Ana County Courthouse, is a Romanesque Revival building that first opened in September 1901 and is located in Santa Ana’s Historic …
How many times a day does your child say “Mom, I am hungry”? Once, twice, three times? Well, in our home it is more like six times a day. I can handle the first request fairly well. Probably the second. But by the third “I am hungry” battle cry, I am ready to put the fridge on remote control. That’s when …
But what if you have a grumpy tour guide? You know the kind. The tour guide that says “if you don’t keep your children in line, I am going to shorten the tour. Or better yet, just cancel it.” And this is supposed to be the tour guide that enjoys working with children. Umm, what? So how do you deal …