3 outta 4 ain't bad...

There is travel....and then there is vacation....we have reached the vacation portion of our journey. The bags are unpacked, we ate non-restaurant food for the first time since Monday, and of course the kids swam like otters and fell asleep watching The Princess Bride.

 

By 3:00 this afternoon kids were in the pool. Like the good mamas were are, we knew where they were at most times...at least we knew where most of them were at most times....3 outta 4 ain't bad! Considering we left them in four different states simultaneously yesterday, it's an improvement. Today was blazing hot (still is 97 degrees at 9:40 pm) so everyone was eager to be out of the car and into some water. Thanks to the Hanson generosity, all four kids had swim shirts that were rated 50 SPF. So that meant only slathering on additional lotion-style sunscreen on face, neck and legs only. They were well protected and swam like otters! Jennifer got to try her enormous hat at the pool which shaded her head, face, neck and shoulders. More of a "I'm not wearing no freaking fascinator" style or a "real women wear really big hats". While Jennifer watched the otters, Laura did some grocery shopping to pick up some necessities; food, ice, snacks and of course alcohol. It's not vacation without a cocktail and/or wine with dinner!

Our biggest trial and tribulation of the day was that the nearest Starbucks to our hotel in Monument Valley was almost 3 hours away in Flagstaff...and when we got there, they didn't have the Arizona Starbucks mug I was looking for! I'm already on a quest for New Mexico...now I gotta get Arizona as well! Wish me luck! (The nearest Starbucks is already located for tomorrow morning).

For now, we are off to bed. Almost 1,300 square feet for 6 people (seven tomorrow night) to spread out upon means not sleeping with kids tonight. They have their own sleeping arrangements! Much better than our previous arrangements (however thank goodness Laura packed a blowup mattress for those hotels that had two double beds in a small room)! Tonight we dream of extinguished forest fires and smooth, paved highways. Who knows what adventure tomorrow will bring?

Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.

Ernest Hemingway

 

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