How insane am I
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Kirsten
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Originally posted by CMC122
Just go for it. You'll kick yourself later if you don't. Start mentally preparing yourself now and testing different "additive's" on the kids to see what works!
Yeah I am thinking that is probably what I will do is just go for it. I am looking at changing in Denver as my best option. Short hop to Colorado Springs from there and then it is a nonstop from Denver to BWI on the return trip. Less likely to have issues with them if I don't have to change planes too often or huge layovers then another long flight.
As for the additives, not much works on my children. I have found that the hard way. High tolerance I guess and I don't want to drug them to oblivion.
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Kain99
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Kirsten I don't really think that seperation is the answer when a marriage is rocky. Maybe counseling or a little arsenic would be a better idea. 
CMC122
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Originally posted by Kain99
Kirsten I don't really think that seperation is the answer when a marriage is rocky. Maybe counseling or a little arsenic would be a better idea.
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Kirsten
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Originally posted by Kain99
Kirsten I don't really think that seperation is the answer when a marriage is rocky. Maybe counseling or a little arsenic would be a better idea.
I know but he and I really do have a better perspective when we get away from each other for awhile. Don't get me wrong we are not back on the brink again. We just need to get a break and for us we find it makes a big difference for the better. But that is a discussion best left for another time.
Go, go, go
Kristen,
You should definitely go - it will be worth it. When I flew to Florida a couple weeks ago, I was so nervous that my 3 month old would cry the whole way that I was actually sweating. She didn't, and it was a learning experience. My sister flew back with us and she had her 3 and 1 year old children. The 3 year old had a backpack full of books, but my sister learned not to pack too much and expect them to roll their own backpacks because you end up with it as well as your own stuff. You be responsible for a bag that has books, crayons, snacks, and whatever. My sister had the double stroller and it worked like a charm. It was annoying to fold it and put it through the security belt, but it is amazing how much help strangers will give you. They will check it at the gate and it will be a lifesaver. You also have the benefit of boarding first since you are traveling with small children. If the kids are not behaving - so what - you don't know the people you are flying with and most have kids and sympathize for you. The trip will be worth while, the travel is such a short amount of time and will be a faded memory after you've arrived.
Kristen,
You should definitely go - it will be worth it. When I flew to Florida a couple weeks ago, I was so nervous that my 3 month old would cry the whole way that I was actually sweating. She didn't, and it was a learning experience. My sister flew back with us and she had her 3 and 1 year old children. The 3 year old had a backpack full of books, but my sister learned not to pack too much and expect them to roll their own backpacks because you end up with it as well as your own stuff. You be responsible for a bag that has books, crayons, snacks, and whatever. My sister had the double stroller and it worked like a charm. It was annoying to fold it and put it through the security belt, but it is amazing how much help strangers will give you. They will check it at the gate and it will be a lifesaver. You also have the benefit of boarding first since you are traveling with small children. If the kids are not behaving - so what - you don't know the people you are flying with and most have kids and sympathize for you. The trip will be worth while, the travel is such a short amount of time and will be a faded memory after you've arrived.
Kirsten
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Thanks I do think this will be worth while. Even if I do go nuts with them at the airport the trip out there and spending time with my sister and her kids and such will be nice. Even if we don't go anywhere, though she is working on an itinerary for our trip already. Denver Zoo, Garden of the Gods, shopping, eating and having fun with her neighbor who wants to have me move out there so she doesn't risk losing my sister as a neighbor!
Thanks again and I will let you all know how it eventually goes.
Thanks again and I will let you all know how it eventually goes.
Christy
b*tch rocket
Oh just go, you only live once, and in the grand scheme of things, the juggling of the kids is minor. I've flown all over the place with my two. The worst was when I flew back to Maryland from Hawaii, I wasn't going to see Steve for several months because I left early to get the oldest in school. We had a wee bit too much to drink the night before and I was hungover as all get out. I thank God for the little old lady who sat beside me and offered to hold Zoe while I went and yacked (several times). 
Kirsten
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Thank you Cari and Christy. I have pretty much decided that we will go. I have priced out flights and found a round trip that laysover in Denver both ways. Close as I can get to nonstop and the big thing is if I miss my connection my sister can in a pinch come get me. She said the good thing about Denver is the airlines all work out of one area. Ex: United's arrivals and departures are all in one section, same for all the rest.
Definitely want to see the Garden of the Gods and the Denver Zoo. My sister loves that outlet mall. Don't know if I will have all that much money to spend. Mostly I just want to see Colorado to see if that is truly where Chuck and I want to end up in the grand scheme of our lives.
Definitely want to see the Garden of the Gods and the Denver Zoo. My sister loves that outlet mall. Don't know if I will have all that much money to spend. Mostly I just want to see Colorado to see if that is truly where Chuck and I want to end up in the grand scheme of our lives.
aps45819
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For a small fee ($20-$30), you can upgrade the kids tickets to "Unaccompanied Child". You get to the gate and turn the kids over to a stew and collect them back on the other end. If you do it in advance, they have kids meals, pilots wings, tours of the flight deck and all kinds of stuff for them.
Not a bad price for several hours of babysitting.
Not a bad price for several hours of babysitting.
Kirsten
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Hey aps my twins will only be 3 when we go. And I am not paying for it, my sister is treating so it is not up to me.
Cari my sister lives in Colorado Springs on the US Air Force Academy and absolutely loves it out there. She and her husband are going to retire out there. Hence part of the reason Chuck and I are looking at moving out there eventually. There are plenty of job opportunities there and since I can't go home I want to be near my family. And we would be a long day's drive to his parents down in Arizona so he likes the idea too.
Plan is to move out there in about 5-7 years, probably closer to 7 years.
Cari my sister lives in Colorado Springs on the US Air Force Academy and absolutely loves it out there. She and her husband are going to retire out there. Hence part of the reason Chuck and I are looking at moving out there eventually. There are plenty of job opportunities there and since I can't go home I want to be near my family. And we would be a long day's drive to his parents down in Arizona so he likes the idea too.
Plan is to move out there in about 5-7 years, probably closer to 7 years.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
You can pay the baby sitter fee at the gate for the Unaccompanied Child option. Even if you dont go with that, once you get you ticket info, call the airline and arrange for the kids meals. They'll like a chicken nugget happy meal better than the standard airline fare. (do they still serve meals on airlines?). They will also allow early boarding to make it easier for you.
I had my first X move to Seattle and my daughter flew back an forth by herself for several years.
I had my first X move to Seattle and my daughter flew back an forth by herself for several years.
Kirsten
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Well if I can get the husband to quit smoking we may be able to. And I am finding that most people don't seem to be able to handle all three of my kids together. Any two out of three is good but for some reason the threesome is overwhelming, and they are considered at the same time fairly well behaved in comparison to a lot of the peers.
Uh cari to be blunt part of the reason my sister is doing this is because husband and I are in a serious financial hole and we don't, and won't for a long time, have a lot of spare cash whatsoever and everything we do have will go towards getting out of the hole we are in.
Kirsten
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We are looking at doing United, not sure what all the options will be with them. I think they are one of the few airlines that still serve meals depending on your amount of flight time and they do offer the option to buy a meal I know. We also need to find out whether or not the twins will be required to have car seats since they will have tickets and seats of their own.