We're home!

Here's our advice for any parent in a band considering bringing a small child on tour:

1. Stay in hotels near the club.
2. Put diapers, peanut butter and bread on the rider.
3. Get some good, junior-sized headphones for hearing protection. They're available at gun shops, not music stores (wtf?).
4. Put the car seat in the first van row of seats. (We used to think our little girl never got car sick, too).
5. Bringing Grandma might actually be a great idea, even though you are embarking on a rock and roll adventure. (She'll let you sleep in.)
6. Get a DVD player for the car — yes, those ones you hate seeing in SUVs.
7. Stop for a few days in kid-friendly cities (San Francisco, Chicago), and anywhere with a beach.
8. Don't schedule drives for more than a few hours between shows unless you have a day off.
9. Let your child be a part of what you do. I never knew what my dad did at the office. Magnolia knows how to set up a drum kit. And she writes songs for us!
10. Don't let anyone tell you that it's not right to do what you are doing to your child. Trust me, we've had everything from someone telling us the music is not good for her little heart to someone waving the "tsk-tsk" finger at us for having her up too late. (We were still on New York time in Amsterdam and she was hungry, so we were out feeding her.)
11. Enjoy spending more time with your child than most people get to.

"Band on the (Diaper) Run" will now take a short hiatus. Thanks — and get some sleep — Kori, Jason and Magnolia! 

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