We finally made it. The trip itself was good. We could not have asked for better weather the whole trip. We left on Sunday afternoon after church and some last minute packing. We drove until about 7:00 or so that evening and stopped in Des Moines, IA. We got a good night sleep and started out the next day. The weather was cloudy most of the trip. This was good because there was no sun beating down in my eyes, for which I am VERY thankful. It was also just cool enough that we didn't have to drag out the heavy coats every time we went inside for a potty break. We drove to the Indiana state line and Princess got car sick. We pulled over at the last exit before actually getting into Indiana to clean up the mess. She had taken her car sick medicine so I don't know what caused her to get sick. We stopped at a gas station that thankfully had baby wipes and garbage bags. We bagged and wiped down what we could. Again, very thankful for the cloudy weather so the van didn't get too hot. We will have to take it to get cleaned after everything is out. We drove a little farther so we could find a "good" place to stop for the night and get something to eat. I think it was like 8:00 Central time when we pulled over in Indianapolis, IN. We went to a Steak and Shake to eat. We had fancy milk shakes, the kids had macaroni and cheese, I had a patty melt, and they got to put together paper cars while they waited. We now know that we love a Steak and Shake. Prince likes to try different places. He always wants to try a different hotel or place to eat. He doesn't like to stay at the same place all the time. I am a little surprised by that in him. Our room was less expensive than I had thought it would be and the kids had been very good on the trip, so we rented a movie in the room. We were all still a little wound up and couldn't sleep right away. After the movie, lights out and we all fell asleep. We got up the next day and finished the drive. Princess rode in the front after the car sick incident, and seemed fine. She had a little flem in the throat in the morning, but after a little nap she felt better. She was very good about taking her car sick medicine every day, it does make her a little tired. The internet at the hotel wasn't working so I couldn't update from there. Sorry. We arrived at about 4:30 here (that would be 3:30 Central time) and "surprised" Daddy at work. The kids were excited to see him, and excited to know that the trip was over and they would be out of the van. Daddy left a little early from work and took us to the new Red Lobster that just opened in town. Then we came back to the trailer. Daddy had a surprise for the kids and he was as excited as they were to see it. They had been trying to guess it for about a week. In this ity bity trailer there is a Rock Band 2. We have drums and guitar and microphone for the Wii. Of course, Daddy had to show off what he learned while he was playing and we weren't here. Then the kids each had to have a turn. They both did really well. Then Daddy played drums, Mommy played guitar, and Prince was singing. If they only had controls for dancing....that is what Princess was doing. Mom is ready for bed as soon as I see it. Daddy thought the kids wanted to watch a movie. I think he just wanted to spend more time with them. Mom went up to fold the clothes that Daddy had washed and then pushed on the floor. LOL After we got to bed I fell asleep. I am not sure I even waited till I fell into the bed. Just fell asleep, then fell in it. We were up this morning at 4:00 and back to that routine again. I can hear the rain on the trailer. Hopefully it will stop and the kids can run outside later. But don't get too hot until I get the van cleaned. I am not picky, just specific. lol
