Common Ground Center Announces All-inclusive Family Camp: A New Generation of Family Vacations

Starksboro, Vermont (PRWEB) May 31, 2011

In a time where life seems to be moving in the fast lane, families across the country are in need of a true family vacation more than ever. Planning a vacation, deciding as a group where and what to do, and coming up with the funds, however, can be just as stressful as the hectic life families are trying to leave behind.

Thats why more and more families are turning to a good ol fashion style of American summer fun CAMP! Only now, summer camp is floating to the top of the list of ideal vacations with a twist: instead of leaving children to have fun with strangers while parents go back to the daily grind, the grownups get to join the kids at family camp. Thats right, dust off the hiking boots, tennis racquet, arts & crafts skills, and marshmallow roasting stick and get ready to unwind, relax, and laugh right along side the kids.

Besides reliving a little bit of childhood, there are lots of other reasons to choose family camp as a family vacation.

First of all, its affordable. At Camp Common Ground in Starksboro, VT, for example, an all-inclusive, weeklong stay for a family of four costs about $ 2,500 (depending on childrens ages and accommodation choices). This all-inclusive price includes three delicious, vegetarian meals a day, separate programs for adults and kids, multi-age activities including African dance and concerts that the whole family will enjoy, and accommodations in charming cabins or an Eco-Lodge (and for the more adventurous, tenting is free!).

The words all-inclusive might make the checkbook sigh with relief, but they will also help drop everyone's blood pressure to an all time low. Renting a house on Cape Cod may seem inexpensive compared to staying in a hotel for a week, but then parents spend several hours each day grocery shopping, preparing meals, cleaning, and organizing activities. At family camp, once the reservation is made, someone else takes care of the rest including cooking, cleaning, and organizing, eliminating stress so that everyone can actually enjoy the vacation.

And what to do all day at family camp? At Camp Common Ground kids to go to Kidville in the mornings for a dynamic childrens program and parents can participate in adult activities that range from traditional camp activities like hiking to non-violent communication to glass bead making to learning the violin to tennis and yoga. And if those options arent appealing, grab a book and relax in a hammock while kids have the time of their lives.

The afternoons are filled with multi-age activities like swimming, arts & crafts, and games. For Carole Blane, long time camper turned Camp Common Ground Camp Director, these multi-age activities are the best part of family camp, Instead of hearing about your childs summer camp experiences after the fact, as a parent you actually get to see the expression on your kids face when she makes a new friend or hits the bulls eye on an archery target. And this is priceless. Also, children get to see parents learning new things too like watercolors or dance moves which is a unique experience in todays world.

Another added bonus of family camp is that it doesnt have to be just a single family on vacation. Its simple to add a grandparent, a niece, family friends, or a whole extra family to the mix. There are activities for all ages to enjoy, other families to make friends with, and countless accommodation options. At Camp Common Ground, the nuclear family can stay in a cabin while a sister and her new baby or a grandparent can stay in the Eco-Lodge nearby. Everyone can be a happy camper at family camp!

Of course, vacations to exotic locales or national parks can also be fun and are worth the trip. But when looking for an affordable family vacation where everyone can truly unwind, consider family camp this summer; its quickly becoming a tradition for many American households that theyll cherish forever as a family.

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Young Woman Returns Home to Discover Family, Self

Las Vegas (PRWEB) June 07, 2011

For every child that goes away to college, there is a readjustment as they come home since leaving. Many new students become radically different people or so they seem and both parents and children are forced to adjust. In the new book Victorias Nest: Sequel to Prairie Preacher (published by iUniverse) by P.J. Hoge, Victoria Pepper Schroeder returns home for a funeral as a very different woman.

Megan was a lot of fun but a pretty straight shooter. She was six years older than Victoria and always seemed to have it together. Of course, why wouldnt she? She had an Ozzie and Harriet life, not at all like hers. Her own life was more like the Twilight Zone. She didnt think Megan would rat on her but she would probably give her a heck of lecture if she knew about last night. Victoria wasnt in the mood for another lecture. After all, she would be spending the weekend at home. She would be talked at enough.

Of course, the charged atmosphere of a funeral doesnt make for peaceful reintegration. Pepper clashes with her brothers and her parents until she begins to see them as people, instead of family. As she helps out around the homestead, helping with milking the cows and at her fathers mechanic shop. It is through this mechanism that Peppers perception of her parents changes, and their perception of her.

While at home in North Dakota, Pepper also reacquaints herself with Uncle Byron Ellison, her familys pastor. When more hardship piles atop the funeral and love begins to confuse her, Pepper draws solace from Uncle Byrons advice, learning about herself, the finality of death and forgiveness of bad behavior. Full of both laughter and tears, Victorias Nest is a heartwarming novel of loss and discovery.

About the Author

P. J. Hoge grew up in Washington and North Dakota. She is a member of the Lutheran church. After college Hoge worked in cytotechnology, while her family farmed in central North Dakota. Later, they relocated to Nevada, where she still resides. Hoge has published two books previously, Garrett Death of a Selfish Man and Prairie Preacher.

iUniverse, an Author Solutions, Inc. self-publishing imprint, is the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing provider. iUniverse has a strategic alliance with Chapters Indigo in Canada, and titles accepted into the iUniverse Rising Star program are featured in a special collection on BarnesandNoble.com. iUniverse recognizes excellence in book publishing through the Star, Readers Choice and Editors Choice designationsself-publishings only such awards program. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, iUniverse also operates offices in Indianapolis. For more information or to publish a book, please visit iuniverse.com or call 1-800-AUTHORS. For the latest, follow @iuniverse on Twitter.

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