Dori, Chad, Pearce and Cole are on their first vacation roadtrip together and their final destination is Ouray, Colorado, and all the fun things around that part of the country. They'll be gone from Saturday to Saturday.
At first we were going to split the week up with Chad's parents, but Chad's Mom had just been here all the way from northern Arkansas to help Dori through an extremely painful kidney stone trauma (we had already been gone about 3 days on a camping trip to the Clinch River in Tennessee) and to take care of Dori's 2 youngest. So as a tradeoff, Donald and I are sitting those 2 youngest.
We started out by meeting halfway in Canton because we were going to keep Stone and Cade at our house. Our air conditioner started acting a little weird and not getting cool enough so even the first half day, Donald and I were not so friendly (heat remember!). Our air conditioner couldn't cool our house below 82 degrees. That was yesterday, Friday, June 19. Last night we called Dori and Chad and asked if I could bring the kids back to Arlington and keep them there and leave Donald at home so he could get the AC working (with a little help from the AC guy.)
So we got here about 2:30 today and I've decided to put my 2 precious grandsons on a grandmother (Muddy) schedule. This would be for my sanity. Donald was a huge help this morning by picking up a couple of prescriptions for me and grocery shopping so I wouldn't have to take the kids out if I don't have to. It's 7:00 pm and Cade is sound asleep and Stone asked if he could watch Lion King in his room. It's so much nicer to be in an air conditioned house (Chad, I hope you don't mind that I set it on 70.) Just kidding!
I'll actually be better off here in Arlington alone because I won't run the television so less chaos among the chaos. Cade seems to be very clingy so I'm sure he misses his Mommy. At least they're not old enough to argue like Pearce and Cole do. And Stone is extremely lovable even climbing into my lap which is less independent than he usually is.
Today when I was just getting here and had Cade under one arm, making sure Stone got into the house, some refrigerator and frozen food under the other arm and Stone insisting on doing the latch on the door, then crying because I was just trying to get in the house as my cell phone rang (which was Dori), me hanging up on her somehow [probably with one of Cade's feet] and then when she called back I told her I totally understood the clamor I was hearing on her end of the phone call when I called her, she just laughed! She is going to miss her babies but she is going to love her vacation!
About Me
- Scary Mom
- Donald and I have been married for 44 years. I have worked for 40 of those years. I have 2 kids, 43 and 36, and 7 grandchildren. We have a 5th wheel and travel quite extensively throughout the U.S. We mix in B&Bs. I love to take solo driving trips, usually a couple of weeks at a time. Donald and I have a tradition of making a trip the first week of December called our Prelude to Christmas and it might be anywhere in the U.S. or Canada. We do some of our gift buying then, but mostly it's to get in the spirit with the Christmas decorations of different sections of the country.
2 comments:
Comment sent by email from Mike, Donald's brother and Dori's Uncle Mike:
Just remember we have a spare bedroom when the AC breaks. No one should have to sweat, and you can be there to meet the AC guy in 20 minutes when he calls. The cost of baby sitting should include the thermostat at 70 plus the wine of your choice for starters. Did one of the prescriptions include a sedative?
I read this on Chad's iPhone during our vacation, but it's so much funnier in full-size! The image of you getting in the door cracks me up (mostly from experience), and it's hilarious when you write that you might have hung up the phone with Cade's foot - although I think it's possible. And I'm definitely going to use that excuse from now on instead of my 'fat cheek' excuse!
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