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Friday, August 10, 2007

Going, Going…

There once was a woman named Sue
Who had far too much packing to do
For her family trip
If she made just one slip
Their plans could all turn to doo-doo.

So she made her boy lots of Nat books
And calendars and Tabblos so he’d look
At the pages inside
And enjoy the plane ride
And we could be off tenterhooks.

Still, you wouldn’t believe my day
Max and Ben had their check-ups, by the way
Ben made the doc laugh
Max’s growth — still off the graph
And I’m somewhere between “Oh, God,” and “Oy Vey.”

But really, I think we’re all set
There’s nothing left for me to forget
Bathing suits? Meds? Make-up jars?
I even got 15 Atkins bars.
Colorado: You ain’t seen nothing, yet!

posted at 4:31 pm 10 comments

10 comments

You go, girl and your wonderful family!

— added by Donna on Friday, August 10, 2007 at 6:14 pm

All that and you *still* found time to make an amazing poem! You go, girl! Have a great time! “Grab your coat and get your hat. Leave your worries on the doorstep…” 🙂

— added by Niksmom on Friday, August 10, 2007 at 9:26 pm

This is real silly…

When Ben went on his first plane ride at age 11, I could see the fear building up in him on his face. He was squeezing my hand so hard I thought it would break.

All of a sudden, when the plane was lifting up in the air, and all that cabin pressure was upon us, I thought , “WHEEEE!”.

“WHEEEEE!!”, he says, and started smiling. “WHEEEEEEEE!!!!!” We sounded like a couple of idiots, but he wasn’t scared anymore.

For a total of 4 plane rides, two up, two back, it worked.

— added by r.b. on Saturday, August 11, 2007 at 8:23 am

P.S.–Colorado is magnificent. Have a good time!

— added by r.b. on Saturday, August 11, 2007 at 8:25 am

Have a wonderful vacation.

— added by Laura Cottington on Saturday, August 11, 2007 at 8:29 pm

We just got back today from 8 days in Colorado.

I’m sure you’ll enjoy it as much as we did.

Joe

— added by Club 166 on Sunday, August 12, 2007 at 7:43 pm

Have a blast! A recharge will do you good. Come home and tell us all about your adventures.

— added by Lisa on Monday, August 13, 2007 at 10:33 am

Ha ha very nice poem! Have a wonderful trip.

Kevin from NY

— added by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 7:31 am

Have a great trip all of you deserve to have a nice relaxing wonderful time!

— added by I Wax Poetic on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 11:01 am

Oh and don’t worry about Nat. He’s going to have a lot of fun and the rest of the family will have a fun time too. Each will be well-suited to what they’re doing.

— added by I Wax Poetic on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 11:02 am