April 2, 2006

Things I learned while on our roadtrip/family visit this weekend

1. When playing Mexican Train Dominos, do not under any circumstances, line up your dominos close enough that if you bump one, they will all fall down. This is not the object of the game. You will lose that game.

2. McDonald’s will cause belly aches, not only in children, but in adults as well. (I won’t go into any more details.)

3. When choosing ice cream at a Turnpike restaurant, do NOT choose the fat free, sugar free Butter Pecan. You will be sorely disappointed, and will strongly consider running off with your 5-year olds chocolate.

4. Babies do not like to be in the car for five + hours.

5. Because it bears repeating, Babies do NOT like to be in the car for five + hours.

6. A backwards facing car seat behind the passenger seat will under no circumstances, provide for a reclined sleeping area.

7. Because of #7, you will fall asleep with a gaping mouth and a nodding head and be laughed at by cars passing you.

8. You also might drool.

9. Opening juice boxes in the car is a bad idea.

10. If you ignore the warning and choose to open up a juice box in the car, make sure that you are wearing the same color clothing as the liquid in the juice box.

11. Nursing a baby along the side of a major highway while having a full bladder is not smart.

12. On a five hour road trip, your husband is bound to ruin a song you like for life. (As in, Shakira’s "Hips don’t lie," your husband will start singing the chorus and using the words, "So be kind, rewind," instead of "So be wise and keep on" and you will forever associate Blockbuster with a song that you used to like.

Shakira Hips Don’t Lie

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And to think, our summer get-away is 7 + hours away. . .