The 12 wedding cakes Kevin Horton created this week are the most he has ever done solo.

Once he decorated 14 cakes in a day, but that wasn’t when he had to do the baking and washing up by himself.

“I have to do what I have to do,” said Horton, owner of Kevin’s Kakes. “I’m under that kind of schedule.”

It’s a lot, but today is the busiest wedding day of the year. Experts estimate that 38,000 to 70,000 couples nationwide will tie the knot today, on the “lucky sevens” — July 7, 2007, or 7/7/07. Typically, 12,000 weddings take place on a July Saturday, according to TheKnot.com, a popular wedding planning site. Chalk up this date’s popularity to superstition, religious beliefs or convenience: The date also is a summer Saturday following on the heels of a major holiday.

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Road trip checklist: Suitcases: check.

Snacks: check.

Camera: check.

Magic wand to prevent cries of “I’m bored!” from the back seat:

Um … put a hold on that.

Though there’s no easy solution to backseat boredom, a little planning goes a long way. Whether you’re a veteran road warrior or traveling with kids for the first time, check out our tips and toys, collected from parents’ and teachers’ recommendations.

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Then one day, when she was in class, Reichert’s mother-in-law fell and dislocated her hip.

“My husband had the baby (Ryan), and he was supposed to pick Casey (their 10-year-old son) up from school,” said Reichert, 30, of Millcreek.
But instead, Reichert’s husband, Tom, had to take his mother to the hospital, leaving Casey without a ride.

When she got home at 3 p.m., she found her mother waiting to tell her that Casey needed to be picked up in 10 minutes. Reichert rushed to Our Lady of Peace School.

When she arrived, her son wasn’t there.

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