We recently returned from a little vacation trip—up and down Interstate 95…And I discovered that the older my kids get—the more I need to learn about road trips with kids…

 

REVELATION #1

I learned the arrival time indicated on the GPS device is never correct when you travel with kids…

Add at least two additional hours for potty breaks, eating, and stops to settle the “DAD-MACKENZIE’S-LOOKING-AT-ME; NO-I’M-NOT-MORGAN’S-BREATHING-ON-ME” disputes that arise from the back seat of the van.

 

REVELATION #2

I learned that the utility outlet in the vehicle that provides electrical power for all those neat devices to keep the kids occupied is JUST THE RIGHT SIZE to fit a penny….

…A copper, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE penny….

 

REVELATION #3

I learned it’s almost impossible to extract that penny from a short circuiting outlet while neither child will admit HOW the penny got there..

Hello Scoobie-Doo, we’ve got another mystery here….

 

REVILATION #4

I learned it’s a good idea for the kids to take every Gameboy, Nintendo, Ipod and Laptop computer they own to keep them occupied on the road trip…

And I learned it’s a BETTER idea to check and make sure extra batteries and power cords were actually brought along with those devices so they aren’t just dead, non-functioning paperweights during the 578th hour of the trip…

 

REVILATION #5

I learned the only piece of land in the entire southeast that doesn’t have a “South Of The Border” billboard is my front yard….

…I think I’ll have one installed there—’cause I miss the kids asking me me 98 times a day  “can we stop there daddy???”

—Steve

Link here for the story Steve covered today on NBC-17

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