How to keep this years Thanksgiving trip from driving you crazy

<img style="" height="240" alt="" src="http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj57/mommacow39/229_2987-1.jpg" width="320" align="center"><br><span lang="EN"> <p>Thanksgiving will be here before we know it and hordes of people will be on the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-11-15-aaa-thanksgiving_N.htm">road</a>. <span lang="EN">Over the river and through the woods you know..<br><br><span lang="EN"></p> <p>Some of you may spend hours on the road to get to your Thanksgiving destination. I can remember trips growing up that felt like they were <em>months</em> long. We had all the ‘travel games’ but they usually ended up being something we fought over so my father taught us games we could play that only used our eyes and our brains. We didn’t travel often when <span style="text-decoration:underline;">my</span> kids were young, but we traveled often enough that I taught them those games!</p> <p>The ABC game was always my favorite. It’s just finding the letters of the alphabet in order. The only rule we had was it couldn’t be on a license plate or inside the car. Otherwise all letters were fair game. Q was always the hardest to find…I’d be searching all the gas stations for a Quik Trip.. There was also the ABC Animal game. You took turns naming animals starting at A and ending at Z. Everyone got to name an animal for each letter. Q was always interesting in that game too. I liked playing the States game also. We would see how many different states we could find on license plates. Once a plate was spotted, no one else could use it as their state. You could have the same state as another person. It just couldn’t come from the same plate. That game came about because I didn’t think it was fair the license plates were left out of the ABC game. I was a difficult child. </p> <p>Of course I-spy was one of our traveling games too. It usually didn’t last long. Someone would say ‘I spy something big and gross…it’s your nose!’ and then the fight would be on. The joys of siblings. <br><br><span lang="EN"></p> <p>If you take a trip this Thanksgiving, I hope you have a safe and sane journey. Things can get ugly pretty quick in a car full of kids. A few reminders: Make sure your map is in the glove box before you leave. Stop every 100 miles whether you’re tired or not and stretch your legs. Don’t eat <a rel="nofollow" href="http://kathybrakhage.com/keeping-everyone-happy-and-healthy-this-thanksgiving.html">food</a> <span lang="EN">that’s been in your car since mile one. Remember your sense of humor when things happen that are out of your control. And give thanks when you reach your destination in one piece! </p></span></span></span></span></span>