Ugh -don't ask. When it rains in your neck of the woods, it dumps 10 inches of snow on us in October (kids are in heaven though!).

Here's what seems to be a very non-writing related topic, but it eats up so much of my writing time lately that it is making itself one.

Lots of family needs happening now, which leads me to spinning about hotel rooms. We have 3 kids and almost all rates (and those cool Expedia/Cheap Room sites) are for 2 adults, 2 kids max. Most of the time we have to call for the rate for 5 people, double checking if it is OK or not. When my kids get big and burly, we won't mind getting two rooms, but for now, we are happiest in one.

I found some great sites to help though:

http://sixsuitcasetravel.com/
http://travelwithkids.about.com/od/familyresorts/qt/family_of_five.htm
For when we get some free time http://www.vacationkids.com/famfive.php
and finally, uber activism! http://minnemom.com/2010/02/06/hotel-room-large-family-fire-code/