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Families Again
Thursday, 31 December 2009
The Diaries of a Mad Traveler
Mood:  silly
Topic: Family

Do you remember that old song from Dr. Demento called "They'er Coming to Take Me Away"? It went something like this:

They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa!!
They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa
To the funny farm. 

Well, that's about the way I feel right now after traveling for nearly 14 hours in a car with three children!

It really began yesterday when we left home. We were going to stop by Grandma's to take her Christmas gifts to her, then be on our way. Our plan was to stop after a few hours, get up in the morning, and then finish our trip. Well, the ever cautious weatherman Tim decided to check the weather to see what it was going to be like while traveling. Seeing the rain and snow reports, I quickly checked the times for when the snow was supposed to begin and end on our route. I decided that the best deal would be to leave in the morning and follow the snow. If we left at about 4:00 in the morning, the major weather would be over by the time we got to most places. It worked like a charm. All we had was a little rain and right at the end, a little sleet. Otherwise, they had time to clear the roads before we came through, and the kids still got to see a lot of snow. 

The middle part of our journey was rather uneventful, but the beginning and end were doozies!  It all began with strange squeaking noises coming from our roof top carrier. We thought it needed to be tightened, so we stopped and I did my best to tie it off. It then happened again, and we tried to analyze what it could be. It hadn't been like that the day before. What could be different? When she told me she had put the skateboards up top, Sarah and I realized what it was right away. After some adjusting, no more squeaking!

Later, after a  stop at McDonalds for breakfast, the kids settled down for naps. After a few pleasant quiet miles, we were awakened by a cough and then a spew. Yep! Jacob had awakened from a dead sleep and gotten sick all over himself. And, there was absolutely no place to stop. Sarah tried to clean him up the best she could until we finally found a rest stop. Must have been something he ate, because he's been fine since.

Luckily the middle part of the day was uneventful. The boys stayed to themselves and did their own thing. They either read, slept or watched videos. Sarah and I traded out driving until she got a grand headache and began to see double. Then I took over for the rest of the trip.

And, the new GPS that Sarah got for me worked great. A little too great at times! We knew how to get to my sister's house. We have been there plenty of times before. But, when we set the GPS, it set a completely different route. So, the minute we deviated off of it's route, it began barking orders and directions at us! "Take the next exit and turn around", "Take exit 3 in 3/4 miles". Finally we had to shut it off. Finally we got to a point where there was no turning back, even for the GPS, and it reset itself to our route!

Now, I love Washington DC. I've been there lots of times, and love the history, the museums, the government buildings, the works! But, I hate to travel through or around it! Today, I was once again, reminded why! It took us over and hour to get 16 miles! And, needless to say, the kids were beginning to get antsy again. Finally, after a stop for gas, restroom, and snacks, they settled down - for an hour.

After the hour guess what happened? Yep, you guessed it! They all had to use the restroom. We were only and hour away from my sister's house by  this time, traffic was heavy, it had begun to rain and sleet, and I didn't know where an easy to find gas station was. 

Finally, after a little yelling - both on my part and the kid's part, we convinced them to wait until we got here, and we did. Now we are safe and sound and bedded down for the night at Aunt Carols! But tomorrow?  Well I can tell you that tomorrow they're:

Coming to take me away ho ho, he he, ha ha. To the funny farm!

PS. For those of you who were looking for my new Thursday's Child Compassion International post, it will be here tomorrow. I was just too exhausted to think too much tonight!

Tim

This is the next day, and I must have been exhausted. So much so that I made tons of errors! They are all now corrected. Thanks for overlooking them!

 


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Posted by tink38570 at 9:41 PM CST
Updated: Friday, 1 January 2010 3:50 PM CST
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Friday, 1 January 2010 - 8:07 PM CST

Name: "Moms Sanity Is Making A Comeback"
Home Page: http://regainingmysanity.blogspot.com/

Thanks for visiting. Good luck :)

Monday, 4 January 2010 - 2:33 PM CST

Name: tink38570
Home Page: http://tink38570.angelfire.com

Thanks for reading and following along. We are, indeed, rested up and doing better after the long trip.

Tim

 

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