Magic Mom Bag Item #462

Day 37-Year 3

Team Zybko

July 15, 2014

To have a successful day with the kids, is to plan ahead, to be prepared, to keep a step ahead of low blood sugar, wardrobe issues and imaginary boredom. There are certain items I never, ever leave home without.

Snacks

A fluffy over sized sweatshirt

Filled water bottles

Mismatched semi-full deck of cards

An extra pair of underwear

Sunscreen

and 
A cheap dollar store ball

Don't ask questions or judge, just trust me, these items are always in my traveling mom bag of tricks and generally used several times a week.

During the hot summer pool days the last item listed above gets lots of use. At the strike of high noon, on the1st day of vacation the ball proudly gets promoted to the family pool bag, which is keep in the van for the next 2 and half months straight. 24/7. It just makes sense, to give the 25 pound packed canvas bag priority real-estate, stored safe and snug behind the smudged hatch back window. Swim-able bodies of water tend to sneak up on you during on a 98 day ya know. 

Better to have than to have not, as I always say. 

The inevitable will happen.

Baby Daddy will dominate
I will try to cheat by tickling him
The teams will be un-even, always 
Water will go up someones nose
Delaney will receive multiple aqua yellow cards
Competitive personalities will float to the surface
Drexel will never want to stop playing
Splashing will get out of control
Delilah will drift through the game mastering the dead mans float
Keith will internally decide he never wants children
We will get stares from innocent by-standers
One of them will accidentally get hit
Everyone will have a good time