A few outtakes from the week:
Traveling for Thanksgiving hadn't been in the plan when I bought that ticket to Denver
Monday and Tuesday last week were l.o.n.g. days in preparation - 3 hours of sleep each night
I slept well at my mom's house
My husband doesn't usually come with us when we go to grandma's in the summer, as we usually go when he's pretty tied up with work and we extend our stay. He does however, get up there - I'm thinking at least once a year, when we travel in the fall time. But when our 4 year old realized he was coming, he was all - REALLY? DAD is coming to GRANDma's? Jumping up and down excited. Dad's coming!!!!
It was funny
We left here about 7am on Wednesday. It's a ten hour drive. Brian - the 4 year old - hurled his guts out at the first rest area. I made a judgement call and decided it was car sickness and we continued on. I'm pretty sure I was right. He did manage to get most of it out the door, which we are grateful for.
North of the bridge (that would be the Mackinaw Bridge) our 9 year old (GIRL) started having bladder issues. Which doesn't work well north of the bridge. (peeing options are few and far between) Her dad refused to bring her into a bar to pee, (which is honorable. I suppose. But it was hard for me to appreciate at that time) and I had to teach my husband and oldest son that a girl can't pee on the side of the road like a boy can. We finally found a little hidden dip in the road and I taught my daughter (via verbal instruction) the fine art of peeing in the bush. As a girl.
She was peeing every 50 miles for a bit there, but managed to hold it after that. It was a fluke thing.
Trips are awesome. My aunt asked, was your trip uneventful? and I said, uneventful? what's that?
My husband and I usually split the driving 60/40 ish. I'm used to driving that trek by myself so often that it's hard for me to be the passenger. (but I'm the 40ish) I can't read in the car like I used to, and if I take Dramamine so that I can, I get groggy. I don't like sleeping as the passenger.
I believe it's the passenger's duty to keep the driver awake. Unless the driver is me.
I think maybe I'll consider learning to knit just so I have something to do as a passenger. Not having something to do resulted in me eating too much, and making long lists - such as that one shown above. There are actually three pages of those lists. A Christmas to do list/what to shop for on Cyber Monday list, the kids wish lists, and just general thoughts and inspiration. I love to write.
Usually not with a red pen tho, but it was all I could find. The list in the picture is my 'do this week' list. which I've already added to and scratched things off since we got home.
We got home at 4. The drive was gray and rainy yesterday - with more and more traffic the closer we got to home.
I unpacked, then ran out and got milk. and bread. and eggs.
It was weird being gone for Thanksgiving this year - missing the Festival of Lights parade, but I'm glad we went -- it was a good time, but short.
Pictures later - I'm still catching up here
be good!
Happy Cyber Monday!