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Theme park brings out the worst in mom's memory, best in kids
to make you appreciate your husband's patience.
This weekend was like an odd reality show. The kind that makes you look around for the cameras and producer, hoping someone will yell "cut." It started with my not-so-brilliant idea to take our little nuclear family Saturday to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. My brother works there as a drummer, and I thought it would be a fun way to spend the afternoon and let the kids hang out with their uncle after his shift ended. What a hip mom, I thought. I started prepping for the day-trip Friday night, getting all of our clothes ready and the backpack stockpiled with the requisite fruit snacks, apple juice and fishy crackers. We bought our tickets and parking pass online (the park has a cost-saving deal going right now, just $30 for an adult ticket) and printed them at home. My husband photocopied our son and daughter's birth certificates so we could prove they are 2 and 1, respectively. We took the kids on a 2-mile walk to a playground Saturday morning to tire them out so we could nap them early before heading to the theme park. An hour of traffic and one Wiggles DVD later, we arrived at the theme park in Vallejo. Where is the parking pass? Where are the tickets? Read the rest of the adventure here: www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/momme/2009/06/theme -park-brings-out-the-worst-in-moms-memory-best-in -kids.html 0 comments from 0 users
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