Oh the Places You'll Go: Boston

This time for fun - the Fabulous Parents drove down from the Great White North and joined the Entertainment Mogul, his lovely wife and three 21st century kids in Concord. It was a weekend of wine, lobster, bbq and lots and lots of running around the house (it rained through Sunday afternoon). Small children are loud, is all I'm saying. But we learned a bit about kids this weekend.

You can, for example, get a two and a half year old not to put on white pants to go out and play in the mud by telling her that if she wears jeans, she'll be dressed just like her cool cousin. You cannot get her to go to bed absent the exact soft pink blanket that she's insisting she needs (regardless of the other two soft pink blankets already on the bed). You can get a 6 month old to stop fussing (at least temporarily) by giving him something else to look at. Sisterly love may be something that kicks in when sisters no longer have to share a home. And everyone does better on a full night's rest.

We also learned more about flying. Plan to arrive at the airport an hour and a half before your flight, and sit reasonably close to your gate (I know, /duh/ right?!). If the flight is booked with one airline, but "operated by" another, you must check in with those operating the flight (to prevent a double-time, last minute walk from one terminal to another). You may not be advised of changes to your flight, but if you can get on an airplane that is going from the airport you're in to the city you'd planned on traveling to, do so. Your luggage will find you eventually, and if it's delayed, do not anger or annoy the lovely airline staff at baggage claim. There is nothing they can do. And there are cool rocking chairs to sit in at the US Airways Shuttle service terminal.