So...hmmm...where to begin....
Saturday August 18, 2007 - Summer is winding down, Marc & Jen wanted to make at least 1 trip to York's Wild Kingdom before September (because even though they're open...everything INSIDE is closed down).
The Plan: Let Nora wake up the family, get ready and 3 hours after she wakes up pack everyone in the car and take off south. Nora will stay awake for 20 or so minutes (enough time to stop for a bagel/coffee) and then fall asleep for the remainder of the trip - ensuring a rested child. Stay at "zoo" for a couple hours, then head to "other destination" - beach/mall - something else to make the drive worth it.
The Early Morning Execution: Nora wakes at 6 (thanks for sleeping in)(yea..i mean that - its usually5). Coffee. Marc takes shower. Jen Takes Shower/Marc dresses kids and prepares "Outing Equipment" (snacks, change of clothes(VERY IMPORTANT), toys etc). 9am - out the door everyone happy/awake.
15 minutes into car ride, ready to pull off to get coffee/bagel...Nora's asleep...dammit...if we stop she wakes up ...so we press on..hungry and under-caffeinated...
1 Hour into car ride...Nora Awakes (still 30 min to go till "zoo") - Biddeford...Dunks...fantastic...still time to eat and drink coffee before we get there. score.
Stop at dunks: 25 minutes...a little lenghty but mmmm coffeeeee
Back in car, on the way - eatin good eats.
Oh....The Humanity: 3 minutes of highway... Avery starts to cry. Avery throws up. A lot. No, really A LOT...like a lot.
Pull off at rest area for the decontamination...right...as best as possible anyway...change clothes...discontinue eating good eats (cuz..she felt fine till she ate the dunks)
"Avery are you ok?", "I'm sorry i spit up a little bit" (now shes crying cuz she thinks we're mad at her for throwing up..poor thing) "Can we go to the zoo still, i wont cry any more"(what kind of parents are we?)
Zoo: Went fantastic...everyone had fun - we fed the animals and what not - everything we wanted to do...2 hours later - a little tailgate party on our way out (yogurt)....back on the road to the mall (its too damn cold for the beach and we forgot the beach stuff)
Oh...The Humanity:45 minutes of highway. Avery REALLY starts to cry...Avery throws up...MORE THAN BEFORE...its everywhere - seeping into the seats...now everyone's crying ...crazy weekend drivers bumper to bumper - need to get to the mall ...cuz we're going there anyway and we're out of clothes...finally get there - Jen and Nora enter mall to purchase new clothes for Avery - Marc & Avery stay in car - so now there's a crazy man undressing a 2 year old in the parking lot of the mall - i had to make sure i had my story strait just in case i got questioned as to what the crap i was doing there (cant be a man alone with a child in this damn country any more without being accused of something)
Jen & Nora are back...avery dressed - quick run in ot return the dress to Macy's - back in the car - 45 minutes to go.
Crying: The whole way home. poor kid just wanted to go to bed...
This is why we dont go places.
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I was waiting for your favorite pharse: Projectile Vomiting
oh man - is that anyone's favorite phrase?
the second time almost got me...in the driver's seat...
poor little Avery.
i think you shouldn't give up on going places, and i think you should think a little less highly of your plan for wherever you are going...kids don't do plans...
i know kids dont really do plans..believe me i know - but it was such a GOOD plan...it was Jen's plan...
thing is - i dont want to give up on going places - Maine has so many to visit - then there's the stuff in other states - i cant wait for the girls to see some of the beauty out there.
take 'em out there and see it together!
i hear theres some niceness in Wyoming...
yeah, some...
workin' on a new blog post...
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