Learning As You Go

Posted on: Thursday, 17 July 2008, 00:00 CDT By Ryan Reynolds, Features Editor 464-7686 or reynoldsr@courierpress.com Packing up the entire family for a summer road trip is never easy. There's the frustration of figuring out what to pack (and what not to pack), picking out the right DVDs for the portable player and making sure someone can check on the house while you're gone - the responsible sort who'll get the mail, bring in the newspaper and not fall asleep on your couch for the night. And that's all before you even leave the driveway. With those challenges - and $4 per gallon gasoline - in mind, my wife and I decided to take our two sons, ages 3 and 6, on a three- day getaway this summer. Destination, St. Louis. Our goal? Have fun, but make every stop educational for the boys and cost-effective for us. We picked five... [read full story]