An Icelandic pilot, his wife (a nurse) and their two very young daughters needed someone to take care of Emma, their gorgeous French sheep dog. Fine, we said. I like dogs. I love dogs. I often prefer them to people.
We also wanted to convince our teenagers - Madeline is 18 and Nick is 15 years old - to leave their friends and instead hang out with their bickering, self-centered, and downright creepy parents. I felt like going to a new locale would distract them.
My strategy worked. Within 24 hours, Nick termed Iceland "sick", which he says is the same as "lovely."
The pilot met us at the airport, shook hands, gave us the car and house keys, and boarded a plane to Boston.
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