Special Mom’s blog

I took a week off blogging break because of a travel over the long weekend and it was hot and busy.

We wanted to make a personal offering (me and my husband) to our Guru and a trip to Dallas was planned . This was our offering and not our kids’ and I wanted to give my kids fun during the trip and not make it boring.

So, with help of a ton of YouTubers and my National Parks App, we decided to visit Hot Spring National Park in Arkansas.

On the way back, we did stop by President Clinton’s birth home in Hope, Arkansas and had our official passport stamping done.

So how was Hot Springs National Park? We did not do much hiking or trekking but were amazed at the Hot Springs oozing out everywhere. We stayed at Arlington Resorts inside the Park, and we could shower in mineral water in our rooms.

This is one of the smallest parks in the National Park system and I was glad I could check it off with my boy. By the way, the weather was hot, and we did touristy stuff late in the day and early in the morning and did not spend more than a night in Arkansas.

The rest of the trip was spent in Dallas, which to my surprise was not too bad weatherwise. It was busy with so much personal stuff going on. But the highlight of the trip, I DID NOT COOK FOR WHOLE FIVE DAYS! Anyhow I missed having my instant pot with me. From next trip onwards, I will not leave my house without one.

So, a big round of applause for our family as we finish our Seventh National Park since 2024 March. That takes us over the 10 percent mark.

When I started blogging, I wanted to do something for myself, and never did I imagine I would be blogging about my travels. As we were riding our shuttle to pick our car at from the airport, my husband was telling my younger one, “your amma would already be planning for the next park” and he is so right. Yes, that was what I was thinking.

We did make a mistake on our return flight from Dallas. Southwest Airlines is open seating, and we checked in late and had tough time getting two seats together. But there were four ladies who got up and gave me and my young man two seats together. There is so much kindness in the world. Lesson learnt, next time, need to ask for help and board in early.