1. When you go on vacation and you are planning to take a lot of pictures on your Digital SLR, it's a good idea to bring the charger for the battery. And if you forget it on the other side of the country, you'd better hope your neighbours are as fantastic as mine!
2. Just because your toddler was very well-behaved on the two flights it took to get across the country, does not mean she will behave similarly well on the flight home.
3. The Hubs may need a tutorial on how to work a girl's bathing suit, lest we end up with another wardrobe malfunction...
4. Did you know there's a real, bona fide zoo in the middle of rural Nova Scotia? Nope, neither did I. But there is, and it's pretty great. It is surprisingly inexpensive, and it has every animal you could hope to see at a zoo, and then some. (These photos aren't fantastic, because they were taken on my iPhone - see charger-related learning, above.)
5. Tic Tacs are a brilliant method of bribery for potty use.
6. As much as I love being on vacation and spending time with family, at a certain point, it's just good to come home.
7. The water at Granville Island water park is really, really cold. Like bone-chillingly, mind-numbingly cold:
8. The car buying process is stressful and it is highly unlikely that you will end up sticking to your original budget.
9. "Naps are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." (This really isn't new learning, I mean, I've been around the block a few times in my almost 26 months as a parent- but my wise older sister came up with this gem earlier in the month, and I just had to share.)
10. It's actually kind of great when your birthday falls on a weekday. All the more excuse to celebrate a birthday week rather than just a day!
What did you learn in August? Please share!
Dang! That's a lovely list!! I wish I had learned --something! in August.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to give it some thought...
That video is awesome esp the sloooooo-moooo! But I HATE cold water. I hear ya on naps. They are becoming a sort of rare and wonderful thing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great list.
ReplyDeleteI do #1 all.the.time.
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I like the bathing suit malfunction .... too funny!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had an eventful August. As for the water park you mentioned, I KNOW! Freezing!
@NMjewelLOL, I'm sure you'll be able to think of at least one!
ReplyDelete@harriet glynnI had a lot of fun with that video! :)
ReplyDelete@SusanFrustrating, isn't it? I was SO mad at myself!
ReplyDelete@Bees With HoneyIt's a great slide, but what are they using, glacier water???
ReplyDeleteFabulous list! I too have discovered the magic of tic-tacs. :) And I've been staying away from planes with my kiddos lately--too scary.
ReplyDeleteI learned that when you decide to take your kids on a road trip, it's a good idea to make sure your automobile insurance is current.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I haven't ventured into Tic Tacs but my kids are into Kit Kats. I guess they'll work the same! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, I use Tic-Tacs and other candy as bribery also! Cool video...I love water parks :)
ReplyDeleteYou definitely never know what you're going to get when it comes to naps! We've pushed our 15 month old pretty hard this month trying to squeeze in all the activites during the last days of summer!
ReplyDeleteWow! You learned a lot this month! Naps: how I miss them. What did I learn? I learned that I am a slow learner... but that's okay 'cause I've got nothin' but time! :)
ReplyDeleteI learned #2 the hard way, except I learned it going overseas! And I'm totally going to steal your Birthday Week idea since mine falls on a Monday this year! ;)
ReplyDelete@Grumpy Grateful MomIn this case, the destination was worth the journey, but I definitely know what you mean!
ReplyDelete@LisaUm, yeah. That would definitely be a good idea.
ReplyDelete@KiddothingsCould be a little more expensive, though! :)
ReplyDelete@JenI generally try to avoid candy bribery (since, you know, she's only two) but for potty use, I'm not above offering pretty much anything!
ReplyDelete@Hopes@Staying Afloat!Sometimes it's worth it to fit in all those fun summer activities!
ReplyDelete@Cookie's MomLove that!
ReplyDelete@BarbaraUgh, overseas flights? I don't envy you on that.
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic birthday week. And enjoy seven full days of pampering!
Word on the nap front! And Oh my G-d. Ari is TERRIBLE on plane flights. I hear you!
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