The author doesn't wait for her whole family to be free to take staycations with her kids. Courtesy of Jamie Davis Smith I take my kids on staycations a couple of times a year as a surprise. I book hotels within two hours of home, and we only stay one or two nights. We all have fun, and I often return home more refreshed than when we go on longer vacations. I am fortunate to be able to travel with my children often. However, sometimes the travel bug bites, but I don't have the time, energy,…