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Friday, 10 September 2010 20:48

When a girlfriend on Facebook posts "No school tomorrow and I feel like going on an adventure!  Maybe it's time to take the kids to Niagara Falls and get a stamp in the passport? Or take the train downtown to experience Cleveland midweek?  Bike the towpath?  I need some ideas.  Anyone?"

 

How do you answer?

 

It should come to no surprise that a mere twenty-four hours later I buckled the kids in the car, as I do every day of the week, and asked them "How about we have lunch in a different country today?"  Thank goodness for FaceBook and awesome spontaneous friends.

 

 

Kudos to my father for asking us one day in 1994 "Should we have ice cream in Venice?"  The answer was an unamious "Why not?" and it forever changed my travel mind set.  I hope the "Why not?" travel fever rubs off on my children and they will remember this (and many more trips to come) fondly.

 

 
Last Updated on Friday, 10 September 2010 22:09
 

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# pamela 2010-09-10 22:00
That is so awesome!

So how was lunch?
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# MissivesFromSuburbia 2010-09-10 22:48
Now you've got me mapquesting the shortest route to Canada from Minneapolis. Totally do-able.
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# Tara R. 2010-09-11 07:02
I hope the wanderlust for adventure stays with your kids too. What a fabulous way to spend a free day from school.
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# Amy 2010-09-11 08:21
I have the same exact mindset, but only because my family never did anything while I was growing up. I was always like- well what's holding you back!? Nothing! So why not!??? Now I take advantage of getting away. My parents still ask "WHY are you going there?" I say, "just because!" They still shake their heads.
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# Elaine 2010-09-11 09:12
Thanks for "taking" us with you too... :)

What a fabulous outing!
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# amy 2010-09-11 09:42
MY.FAMILY.NEEDS. PASSPORTS. especially since the girls watched the video and said they want to go, so do I. Next time.
And you got to experience it with good friends :lol:
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# ainsley 2010-09-11 09:58
omgoodness! Its amazing to see you were in Canada! I am Canadian and live just outside of Niagara Falls! :) I nanny for a living and brought my girls there on labour day for some fun!! So cool to watch!
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# Laurie 2010-09-11 12:13
You went from worst mom to best mom in 2 days? Not too shabby! :) Looks like a LOT of fun!! We all have passports, but it would be tough for us to get to another country by lunch. :) Maybe by dinner????
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# Michelle 2010-09-11 13:25
We should do this more often, we're only a 45 minute drive from Windsor.
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# Wendi 2010-09-11 18:22
How cool. I wish we could do that, but if you drive 8 hours in Texas, you're still in Texas.
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# Eli 2010-09-11 20:49
You are such a cool Mom!!! Niagara Falls is such an amazing wonder that borders our country. What a great and fun idea.

I think I'll end up taking a trip myself!
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# naomi 2010-09-12 02:18
AMEN SISTA!!!!!

Good for you ...! (The kiddos loved the boat ride at Niagara Falls too!)

"Why not" is our family's mantra as well ...

Where to next?
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# Teresa 2010-09-12 11:06
This trip was a BLAST! So proud of how well the children behaved. Perhaps we can build up to "ice cream in Venice." Tell Dziadek I can be ready in under an hour!
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# jolyn@Budgets 2010-09-12 11:16
So fun! We just did Niagara over Labor Weekend, for the first time! We had a BIT of a longer drive, coming from Dayton. But still- a totally doable weekend! And that Maid of the Mist is intense! We all had such a great time!

(So where did you do lunch?) ;)
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# Jyl Johnson Pattee 2010-09-12 21:06
I am sooooo jealous! I really want to go to Niagra Falls. It looked like such a fun trip.

Your kids are soooo cute :).

Also, I had no idea that a whole family could play the DS with the same game cartridge. That is seriously amazing. We only have one, so maybe I'll have to get another one so my boys can play each other on road trips. What a great idea!
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# Kel 2010-09-12 21:50
What an adventure and truly inspiring in my book. Thank you for reminding me to ask 'why not?' sometimes. :)
~K
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# allison 2010-09-13 08:52
what a great trip. i loved your tweet updates.
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# morgan 2010-09-13 09:38
You're seriously the coolest mom ever. I wanna be like you!
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# Kelly 2010-09-13 10:34
What kind of camera/phone/video camera do you use to make your videos? I'm having my first child in Nov. and besides my iPhone video camera; I have no way to take video. Thanks! BTW...cool idea!
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# Issa 2010-09-13 10:49
I love that. Love it. It's a great idea. Loved the post you linked too as well. How cool.
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# Tiffany 2010-09-13 13:03
That's awesome!
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