Wisdom #1: Keep your friends close so no one gets lost. And if you look adorable pulling your friend around on your suitcase, please do so.
Wisdom #2: When waiting on stand-by because your flight was cancelled, find a quiet corner and play trains. It keeps you calm.
Wisdom #3: A funny face can kill time.
Wisdom #4: In order to greatly disturb your father, stand really close to the edge of the balcony every chance you can. It works like a charm!
Wisdom #5: Make everyone think you don’t really want to be buried in the sand. Then, refuse to get out of the sand pile they buried you in! It makes people happy!
Wisdom #6: No matter how tired you are, never stop eating the pizza.
Wisdom #7: Swimming in the Caribbean Sea after being dropped off of the plank on a pirate ship is really not all it is cracked up to be. It is okay to not really like this activity.
Wisdom #8: Spinning around the dance floor has multiple meanings.
Wisdom #9: When you are not old enough to participate in an activity — like climbing a waterfall — pretend you don’t even notice. Playing in the sand and posing for pictures is good. Oh, and be sure to collect shells and rocks, too. A life guard may even think you are so cute that he brings a fish over and lets you help him release it back into the water. This is a bit gross by the way — fish flop! If you do all this well enough, you may actually be upset when the grown-ups are finished and you have to stop your sand playing!
Wisdom #10: Cuteness is a powerful tool. With it, all the counselors in a kids camp will know your name after just 30 minutes (there were roughly 1000 kids on the ship – not that all of them went to camp or were in Billy’s age group). It gets you ice cream, cookies, AND brownies at dinner, all without having to ask the waiter. And, it gets you the biggest grins from people when you shake your cute wild thing with your brother on the dance floor!
