Why is it that the best of plans all end in a horrible crash. Luckily it wasn't a physical crash for us this week, but it so easily could have been. Let me start at the beginning. We wanted to surprise the girls for Grace's Birthday. So we had planned on flying to Houston, going to dinner, and then flying home. Or at least it seemed to be a good plan. We got on the flight going to Houston, but when we looked at flight home and found that we were screwed. We could get going in any direction going towards home for at least three days. I was supposed to be back at work the next day.
So I had a full on anxiety attack realizing what has about to happen. Then I realized that I had to buck up and make the most of this situation. It was a birthday trip, and I first and foremost wanted to have fun. So we re-rented the car rental and hit the road. So we drove from Houston to Dallas. We stopped in Dallas to give my mom a chance to see her Sister and my kids to have a break and play with some other kids for a little while. When we left Dallas, we headed to Oklahoma City, the next place that we would lay our heads. We slept well (especially the kids), and the next day we drove all the way through the rest of Oklahoma, into Kansas, got to the middle, and turned west. We made it to Denver for the stop of the night. Rogers house. It's a great little house, the only downside is that Roger has a Dog, and Grace is very allergic. Even after a dose of benedryl before entering the house, and Roger vacuuming the area numerous times, we still had to give her another dose and make her stay in the room with no carpet and the dog doesn't go near. She finally fell asleep breathing easier.
We woke in Denver and knew that by the time we go to bed tonight, it will be in our own beds. All I could say is that I am incredibly grateful that it was only my mom and my two older girls were with us. The girls were great, the first actual fight between them wasn't until we dropped off the car and were on our way home. Which after 1666 miles and three days in a car I consider this to be a miracle
So our trip that we planned on being a maximum of 18 hrs, turned into 4 days. All of the best made plans can always go wrong
On the plus side I think that my girls had fun, and we all learned a lot.
1.Never fly standby near Christmas time.
2.Even if you only plan on being there less than one day, pack for a few days
3.If you have children under the age of 10 have games and other entertainment
4.Kansas has a museum for everything, there are at least 3 per exit.
On a last note of the best made plans, I am sick myself, and have a very sick 2 year old. So I am going to go and attend to her.
I will return soon to go over Christmas.
