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It's never too early
to plan ahead!
Builders of Fine Homes & Communities
• Consider taking an evening flight, a smart
strategy if you have a child who's a sound
sleeper. Paulette and John Baum fly yearly
from Detroit to Tennessee on a 6 or 7 p.m.
flight. "Stephanie falls asleep and sleeps
through everything," says Paulette. "We car-
ry her off the plane; she sleeps while we col-
lect the luggage and wait for John to get the
car."
• Why not ask for a wheelchair to meet
your flight? We did when our twins were 2
and we were arriving on a late night flight
from Los Angeles to Detroit. We knew we
couldn't carry sleeping twins, our carry-on
luggage, and hold onto our 5-year-old son.
• Heck, while you are at it ask about the
in-flight movie.
At The Hotel You've arrived. Slightly
Single family homes priced
from the $300,000's.
omething to look forward to! This wonderful West
Bloomfield community, with sidewalks throughout and
proposed pool and recreation area, will be ready to
preview in early 1994. Make your plans to visit!
Maplecreek will be
located on the southeast
corner of Farmington
and Maple Roads.
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disheveled, fairly crumbly, a bit sleep de-
prived. Now it's time for the real fun to begin.
Hope you remembered to reserve a crib,
and brought along baby's bumper guards and
favorite blanket.
If your kids fight over the covers and need
separate beds, ask for an extra roll-away bed
or cot.
Pack plastic spoons and bowls so you can
buy cereal and milk from a nearby store and
have breakfast in the room.
Bringing A Babysitter Paulette Baum
says she and John feel it's not a vacation "if
the kids go to bed at 8 p.m. and we have to
stay in the room and stare at each other."
They've been successful traveling with an-
other family and bringing along their chil-
dren's favorite baby sitter, whose travel and
entertainment costs, and fee, are split between
the two families.
"We always make sure she's someone who
can take command of all the kids. We try to
get two suites next door to each other, so the
sitter can keep an eye on each family's chil-
dren."
Once the children are situated, the parents
go out for dinner. The sitter also helps out
with child care during the families' daytime
activities.
Some families would rather split the child
care responsibilities between parents. Carol
and Rick Borson take turns giving each oth-
er free time. "When we went on a ski trip, we
took shifts," says Carol. "On some vacations,
Rick will take the girls swimming while I go
to the exercise room. If we had a sitter with
us, Rick wouldn't be as involved." n