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be convinced that it wasn't a gigantic litter box.  The hamsters all got loose and drowned themselves in the sump pump hole.  That's not in any of the parenting books.
• The sailboat turned out to be impractical because there was no way to contain the Legos which multiplied exponentially with every birthday and Christmas.  Besides, neither of us knew how to operate a sailboat and my husband developed an allergy to the sun… literally.  I didn't know that could happen.  Lazy summer afternoons require some strategic planning now and lots of  sunscreen, hats and swimming while wearing a t-shirt.
• Scuba diving would have been a good skill to learn, I suppose, but I hate what salt water does to my colored hair.  Plus, it occurred to us that there are creatures in the ocean that might think we were dinner.  If we did have a plan for our lives, getting eaten would not fit into it, I'm sure.
• And hang gliding?  That's hilarious.
• Since we didn't have a sailboat, traveling the world would be very expensive and we were trying to become millionaires after all.  So traveling would be accomplished by car with rest stops every half hour where each kid was required to run laps around the car until they were too tired to talk.
• The people in that picture frame had no idea what they were getting into, thank goodness.  They were the picture of bliss.  And ignorance.
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