Ideas for travel on planes :)

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Registered: 12-12-2004
Ideas for travel on planes :)
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Thu, 02-02-2006 - 8:36pm
Hi, Heather. Again, my hugs to you on your recent family loss. I posted some ideas on the thread for the "2006 big expenses" for you, that might help your travel journey be a little easier. Regards, Whiz.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 02-03-2006 - 4:57am

Hi again, Whiz, and thanks for the additional ideas. I woke up an hour and a half early this morning and couldn't get back to sleep, so here I am! LOL

Your I.D. idea got me thinking about ways to keep Eli safe, and my dh had a great idea. I took one of my business cards, and wrote "My mommy is" with an arrow pointing to my name. Then I wrote, "She has her cell phone:" with another arrow pointing to my phone number. Then I wrote on the back, "My mommy loves me. If you are reading this, she is probably missing me. Please help me find her!" I then put the business card in a little clear plastic goodie bag (happened to have several left over from something), trimmed to size and taped shut, and pinned the whole thing to the (bright yellow) shirt he'll be wearing for the trip.

It's unlikely we will be separated, since we'll be watching each other very closely, but he is just at that age where he's old enough that he could conceivably run off, but too young to tell anyone who he belongs with. I thought I'd share for anyone else who ever has to make a long trip with a small child.

Thanks for everything, everyone. I feel very blessed and loved.

Heather