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Yesterday we went orienteering with another family. For the uninitiated, orienteering involves finding your way around a wooded area with only a map and compass. The idea is to find a flag with a hole-punch attached to it, you punch your card to prove you were there and then work your way to the next flag, also known as a control. Oh, and you are being timed. Of course, my son already knew all of this because he “saw it on television” (?!).

This was my first time, but orienteering is right up my alley, as I love competition, maps, and hiking in the woods. The kids got a little bit bored by the end, but next time I’ll have to get them more involved by helping me read the map and charting our course. It will hurt our time, but schlepping through the woods with a pre-schooler is pretty much a guarantee that we aren’t going to come in first anyway.

One final warning for the super-competitive people out there: When doing this with your spouse, be careful, because doing this could incite arguments worthy of The Amazing Race. Not that I would know, of course.

--Kelly