Vacation Ordeal

When the kids were young
Travel was not a pleasure
And certainly not a vacation!
They didn’t seem to adapt well
To a change of environment
And were most vociferous
In their complaints.
They were two and three years old
When we went to Hawaii
With the ridiculous idea
Of having a vacation
And watching my sister get married.
They seemed bound and determined
To get their two cents worth in.
One or both of them
Were screaming and crying
At every single meal
During the entire ten days
We were there.
Such a lovely time we had
Developing a profound understanding
Of why earplugs were invented!