So here I am writing my blog from MN...land of hot (104), humid, sunny, green, Maple Grove. Sunday the itch began, the get in the van on a whim, visit MN family and friends...and have that feeling of open road Freedom! Must have been in the air as Cedar began begging to visit Mimi and Grandpa...and I kept saying maybe tomorrow..well see...Monday mornin came I asked Cedar what he wanted to do an yet again said "Can we visit mimi today" so with a Cedar phone call,,,Mimi excited and surprised we packed 1 random duffel bag of clothes..a cooler full of snacks, 2 bikes and Oriens scooter and said goodbye to the chickens and daddy who is working and having his own relaxing week!!
The open road..Nebraska being the most open road EVER!! Witnessed the closest funnel cloud (tornado) sirens and all from good ol' Flyin J's gas..just as the kids were dripping sweat, filling water bottles to look up and see this random twister in what seemed to be calm every where else. Cedar later asked if a tornado was an animal! (didn't point it out to them at the time) Then ahhhh a billboard for Starbucks..stop STORM HITS poor Orien scared of rain..so we watch and listen to the drums pounding in the sky to make light of the weather out there hoping that I won't loose a bike like years before when Jody and I traveled to Colorado...sipped a cold latte and juices, and headed for the road again...after of course playing smile games with Truth and coooing her way through the day...Fireflies amazing lights filling the highway all they way till the pit stop in Lincoln Nebraska where all 3 kid landed in the tub together to scrub away the sweat and food...
Wake, eat to do it all again...I realize now why someone out there invented Air Conditioning! Something we didn't realize the VW didn't have until months after buying her..but non the less a true breeze in my hair, that sweaty back...the feeling of sticking to Truth as she sips her milkies..all for hours to MN! Another call for a sbux stop..boys relaxed with wind, cold water and the secret to travel DVD's!! we made it to MN...excited to hit rush hour..sit and wait..what a lesson of patience..funny to get sunburned from sitting in the VW in 104 degree weather. we made it the kiddos are happy, already sweam in mimi and grandpa pool, played with cousin Aislin, and finally after books from Grandpa are sleeping..shhhh wish i had photos along the way but are all on the cell phone! gotta love looking back at Orien with chocolate head to toe from a smoothie that he decided to slim his body!
And now time to just enjoy MN...boating, lakes, pools, family, friends..and again head for the open road to Colorado in a few!!
2 comments:
sounds like excellent respite! i miss a good roadtrip . . . and 104 - wow! it's like 44 degrees here. makes me itch for a trip back home, too. have fun! love, damara
so glad you made it. you are my hero! can't wait to see you!
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