Road Trip for Christmas!

We went to my parent’s for Christmas. They live a good 20 hours away.

I know. You wish you were me… 3 kids. Sick husband. Heated front seats. Yes… Heated. *purrrrr*

Here follows a bullet list of some of our Christmas adventures:

• I left Lucy’s Christmas presents at home.
• The nearest retail outlet is one hour from my parent’s home.
• The nearest pharmacy is one hour from my parent’s home.
• Turns out the hubs had bronchitis.
• I filmed a video and used my car as a recording studio in the parking lot of that far-off retail establishment.
• The nearest Starbucks to my parent’s home cannot be found on Google Maps:

• The nearest mall is just under 2 hours from my parent’s home.
• We had to go to there because the children hadn’t visited Santa yet.
• My son wouldn’t go see Santa. He mouthed to me, “I DON”T BELIEVE.” Killjoy.
• It took us 7 hours to get home that night… (read: snow, treacherous pass, switchbacks, no chains andwhathaveyou)
• We did not DIE! Totally coulda. Totally.
• Mom and dad did all the cooking (read: WHOOMP there it is!)!
• I got STOMPED on by some strange bug that hit around 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
• I didn’t get to be part of playing Santa… I was crashed out in bed by 8:30. I felt far too sick to feel sad about it.
• Miracle of all miracles, I was not 100% but not bedridden on Christmas Day!
• My brother just turned 18. I kept buggin’ him with my phone cam… I know he loved it, Tough Guy!

He loves me…

And my son didn’t want to miss out on the fun either.

• It doesn’t really matter that I am 19 years my brother’s senior. We still went toe to toe a few times. We are BOTH too proud for our own good. My lifeguard training back in the early 90′s were my best resource in learning self-defense. If you can out-wit a Crazy in the water, dry land escape is that much easier. I just wish my arms weren’t so short.
• My dad is a quite the accordion playah. I have in my possession – video. Him – playing on his accordion, the Just Because polka. Me – singing the Just Because polka… a near-stripped voice, but did my bestish. I’m so excited to get that posted!

We had a great time with my family. Sadly (to say the least) my MIL’s home was burglarized on Christmas Day. She was not with us, but she was not at home when it happened. I suppose that’s another post, but I’m going to reserve that for another time. I feel creeped out by it all and am thinking less is more at this point. Suffice it to say, my MIL is fine…

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