Most days as a mom are wonderful and fun filled...Do you hear the sarcasm in my voice? This Spring vacation has been fine with only one day of madness that involved a dental appointment, restraining, and biting. That's all I will say, there's still time for a lawsuit. And let me say now, I don't sue, so let your vivid imagination fill in the details.

My husband decided he would take a day off of work (after I begged and pleaded for a week telling him that a full week alone with three children would surely drive me over the bridge of insanity where I'd then dwell in the desolate land of dirty laundry and more crazy ranting than any human ears have ever heard). I painstakingly researched how to save us some money on this trip, e.g. googled Mystic Aquarium discount tickets. I took the kids to our local library and rented a discounted day pass to the aquarium. It saved us $30 off of the admission price! Then I mapped out our entire day knowing that a crowded aquarium would quickly turn a child into a panicky ball of mush and we'd need an escape plan enticing enough to lure the balls of mush into their carseats in anticipation of the next stop. Luckily, right down the road is Misquamicut Beach. A lovely little strip of ocean reminiscent of all the small rural beach towns on stilts I've ever seen. We spent three hours at the overcrowded aquarium. Here we viewed a playful and agile Beluga whale, terms you don't often hear together when speaking of anything over 1,000 pounds.

The kids were impressed with the enormity of this creature and the rarity of such a sight...for all of five minutes. Thanks goodness for pictures that forever capture their fascination!