Patience is not generally considered one of my virtues. For the majority of my life, this is a great disadvantage. Ask my kids. They could tell you. But every once in a while--every once in a very looooooong while--my lack of patience means more fun for my kids. Case in point: Zach couldn't leave for SD when I decided I wanted to go. We knew Zach could catch a ride with my sister's family later, and I wanted the kids to get a few more days there, so we left on Monday, July 19 around 3 p.m.
Tender Mercies:
- My nieces, Hannah and Sarah, were a tremendous help with the kids on the drive.
- Despite a little overcrowding, we managed to fit with all of our stuff in my little van.
- Restrooms outside of a gas station in Rock Springs, WY. (I don't love dragging a lot of kids through gas stations with tempting, overpriced treats on every shelf.)
- Despite displaying symptoms of the stomach flu about an hour into the drive, Kye was able to take a nap and only threw up once--just as I pulled up to the hotel in Casper.
- I managed to fit all 6 kids somewhere in the hotel room.
- We only had 2 mishaps at the hotel pool: Isaac slipped as he was running around the pool and conked his head HARD, and Adam went too far down the steps and I had to go into the pool fully clothed to get him out. But they are alive:)
- As I usually do, I was so worried about not getting enough sleep when I had to drive the whole next day, that I couldn't fall asleep till 3 a.m. Miraculously, I was able to sleep until 8, which was way more sleep than I thought I would get.
- Because I don't usually drink caffeine, a little bit of Pepsi went a long way to keeping me awake when I had to drive 12 hours on Tuesday.
- We made it safe and sound to Gma and Gpa's house and the kids were thrilled with the extra time they had there.
(Next installment coming soon.)
And a shout out to my little brother Dave on his birthday. Love you!
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