At the risk of sounding preachy ... 'God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.'

I have by no means mastered this. But I guess you could say that I'm using it as my mantra at the moment.

Take some board games with you, if you can. Teens will sneer at board games, but they will secretly love them.

The dogs will probably be fine. As long as they are with their owner, they will adapt. That's my expierence with dogs anyways.

Good Luck and let us know how it goes.