Family Fun

I had a fun and exciting time driving to Saskatchewan with the fam (ma, pa, 2 sis, 1 nephew and myself in my parents van). However, along with all that fun, there were a few lessons learned along the way. They include:

Never let on that your propensity for motion sickness has declined-- you WILL be stuck in the very back of the van for the whole trip to make up for the years that you got to ride in the front the whole way!

Do not try to understand why grandma wants you to sleep on the hard floor in the basement when there are 2 perfectly good beds upstairs-- obviously it's because grandpa likes to take a nap on one of them every afternoon. duh!

When i get married (although, i must admit, i have fallen out of the idea of falling in love), do NOT ever schedule more than two consecutive days of 'quality time' with the in-laws.

After all my kids leave home, they won't be allowed to come on holidays with me. (Thanks moms and pops, i think you guys are fantastic).

Be careful who you marry, lest watching the news for 4 hrs a night becomes your only entertainment.

Always be kind and respectful to your husband, lest your granchildren think that you are a nag.

Buying six 2L cartons of milk is more expensive and takes up more room than three 4L jugs, but it's still the 'right' way of doing things.

Grandma does not want any pictures of you, unless anybody that she doesn't know gets chopped out of it first.

The Old Spaghetti Factory is the best possible place to stop for food.

'Giving it time' for my anger toward the evil waitress at BP to pass does not work-- next time, take immediate action to ruin her day and also take the air out of her tires before you leave. (If it's not possible to find out which vehicle is hers, don't take any chances!, flatten all the tires in the parking lot). You won't regret it.