Are We Ready for Spring Break?

We’re closing in on the month of March bringing us Daylight Savings Time and Spring! Two for one, kinda’ like having twins, I got all the diaper duty and potty training done at once.  Now as my kids enter their tween years, I’ll have double the smart mouthin’, and double the trouble makin’. Since we’re heading into March, let’s take a road trip! Mommies In Orbit needs to get away, preferably away from the cave people, but it’s just not do-able right now. If you can’t beat ’em, then join ’em.

So where do we go on Spring Break? How far? Do we drive? Fly? How long can we all tolerate one another in the minivan? How many martinis can Mommy chug before the first rest stop?  Last time we went on Spring Break to Florida, Dear Daughter came down with a cold and spiked a fever of 103. She crossed her arms, locked her lips and refused to take any medicine, until we threatened to take her to a local witchdoctor. We left Animal Kingdom, after three hours, with a scorching kid and 300 dollars lighter, so much for Disney parks.

So how do we get from here to there without leaving one of them at a rest stop (on purpose)? This Mommy  votes for the Benadryl Double Pack, guaranteed to get the peace and quiet you deserve at least for the first half of the trip.

You won’t hear nothing til you get there!

We are thinking about visiting Gulf Shores, Alabama. It’s a crap shoot taking two 10 year olds on a road trip. How do we keep the cave people busy and quiet? I’ve been looking into activities for kids to make the trip more tolerable for parents. How about the video recording pen? You can hear firsthand what your little darlings really think about you. Or how about the wildly popular “Pig Catapult” game? Says it launches pigs up to 15 feet, that should be good for a highway patrolman stop after a piggie flies past his windshield.

Mom, he called you a $&*@* and I have proof.

One little piggy went to jail!