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JUNE Friday. If there's one thing I've learned from my years of being a kid, it's that you have ZERO control over your own life. Ever since school let out, I haven't had anything I've needed to DO or anywhere I've needed to BE. As long as the air-conditioning was working and the TV remote had batteries in it, I was all set for a relaxing summer vacation. But then, out of the blue, THIS happened- PACK YOUR BAGS. WE'RE GOING ON A ROAD TRIP!

星期五6月。如果说我从儿时的经历中学到了什么，那就是你对自己的生活没有任何控制权。 自从放学后，我就没有什么事要做，也没有什么地方要去。 只要空调还开着，电视遥控器还有电池，我就准备好过一个轻松的暑假了。 但是，突然发生了一件事——收拾好你的行李。 我们要去自驾游！

This isn't the FIRST time Mom has sprung a trip on us without any warning. Last year on the first day of summer, she said we were going upstate for a few days to visit Aunt Loretta at the nursing home. It wasn't exactly my idea of a fun way to kick off the summer. One time when we visited Aunt Loretta, her roommate grabbed me and wouldn't let go until a staffer gave her a chocolate chip muffin. But Mom was just bluffing about going to the nursing home. At breakfast the next morning, she told us where we were REALLY going.

这不是妈妈第一次不事先通知就突然要我们去旅行了。 去年夏天的第一天，她说我们要去州北几天，去疗养院看望洛丽塔姨妈。 这并不是我想要的一个有趣的开始夏天的方式。 有一次我们去拜访洛丽塔阿姨，她的室友抓住我不放，直到工作人员给了她一块巧克力松饼。 但妈妈只是吓唬我说要去养老院。 第二天吃早饭时，她告诉了我们真正要去的地方。

WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD! Me and my brother Rodrick were happy, because we were both dreading spending the first week of summer vacation playing shuffleboard at a nursing home. But when my little brother, Manny, heard about the change in plans, he totally LOST it. Mom had talked up the Aunt Loretta trip so much that Manny was actually EXCITED about going.

我们要去迪斯尼乐园！我和弟弟罗德里克都很高兴，因为我们都害怕暑假的第一周要在养老院玩沙狐球。 但当我弟弟曼尼听说计划有变时，他完全失控了。 妈妈一直在谈论洛丽塔姨妈的旅行，曼尼真的很想去。

We ended up POSTPONING our trip to Disney so we could visit Aunt Loretta. You'd think Mom would've learned her lesson about surprise trips after THAT one. I know EXACTLY where this road trip idea came from, because the new issue of "Family Frolic" magazine came in the mail today. If I had to guess, I'd say 90% of everything we do as a family comes from ideas Mom gets from that magazine. And when I saw the latest issue, I knew it was gonna get Mom's wheels turning.

我们最终推迟了去迪斯尼的旅行，这样我们就可以去拜访洛丽塔姨妈了。 你可能会想，在那次之后，妈妈应该吸取了关于惊喜旅行的教训。 我很清楚这个自驾游的想法是从哪里来的，因为今天新一期的《家庭娱乐》杂志寄来了。 如果要我猜的话，我觉得我们家90%的事情都是妈妈从那本杂志上得到的灵感。 当我看到最新一期的时候，我就知道它会让妈妈兴奋不已。

Family Frolic ADVENTURE AWAITS! TAKE THE ULTIMATE ROAD TRIP! I've flipped through "Family Frolic" a few times, and I have to admit, the pictures always make everything look like a lot of fun. Your Perfect FAMILY BARBECUE! Summer's here. And it's time to break out the grill and fill the cooler with drinks. What better way to celebrate the sunshine than with a good Follow our tips for a day you and your family won't soon forget!

家庭嬉戏冒险等待！来一次终极自驾游吧！我翻了几遍《家庭嬉闹》，我不得不承认，里面的照片总是让一切看起来都很有趣。 完美的家庭烧烤！夏天在这里。 是时候打开烤架，在冰箱里装满饮料了。 遵循我们的建议，这一天你和你的家人将不会很快忘记，还有什么比这更好的方式来庆祝阳光呢？