We left Denver and I had a new hope for the future. We were doing so well as a family while on break (and in separate parts of a big house), I started to imagine that not only could we make it through this last leg but that we might get back on track when we come home. We all have emotional work to do, but it just needs to get done. Plus a lot of the “work” has already been done.
For the first two days of our trip, I was happy. Yeah, two straight days. I’m as shocked as you are.
Somewhere on day two the bickering began – and of course the RV got a flat. Aren’t those the two biggest issues I have? Emotional breakdowns and vehicular breakdowns?
So in the middle of a very long day of driving we stopped at Cadillac Ranch…
Yep, that’s a flat tire alright. Good news, after spending 30 minutes inflating my tires earlier, the cap I put on deflated it, so once the guy pumped up he said it was as good as new (the good news is that I didn’t need to use the spare). Super long day, though.
Day 3 was our longest day yet at 400 miles, we wanted to get to Texas before Harmony’s birthday. Day 4 was her birthday and major day of rest after so much driving. Unfortunately, the Austin weather did not cooperate with us. Most of the things I wanted to do were either closed or just not as pretty in the bad weather. But still good and I got to see another good friend.
Then we went to Houston. We saw Joel Osteen, Galveston, and NASA.
After a week some of us are getting stir crazy and tempers are flying again. Can I make it home in April? I am not ready to go home today. I am still the mother. This would be so much easier if everyone embraced the awesomeness of what this trip is, but then again, no one else in my family has been through the same stuff I’ve been through. I haven’t been through what they’ve been through. I can imagine how tough it is to lose a parent and then be sucked away from what you are familiar with….
Oh well, too bad for them. My poor sad children will just have to suck it up and travel the country.
Did I mention the last time I came to Texas was in my second honeymoon with Adam? Yeah so there’s a lot of that underlying emotional stuff going on with me, too.
Blessings
- When we fight, we make up quickly
- It’s probably not as bad as I think
- My tire wasn’t ruined, just deflated
- Saw cool stuff
- Saw a good friend
- Felt happy a few times more than usual
- I have great friends and family who are there for me (I know I say this one a lot) but I’ve never had just one best friend. Each of my friends has different things they are good at and words to help me. Just like you don’t use one tool for everything that needs fixed, I don’t use one friend. Different tools for different needs. Did you hear that? You are a tool! Ha ha!
PS After leaving Texas this happened. I guess the tire was compromised after all.
Harmony’s Corner
“I can’t believe it’s my birthday!”
It was so exciting to have a birthday! I love holidays (I consider my birthday a holiday) and my mom got to spend the whole day with me!!! I also got to go to McDonald’s for breakfast. I had a McGriddle. For dinner we went to Texas Roadhouse in Texas. Then when we actually opened presents, Caleb gave me Skittles and Zoe gave me cool sunglasses.
We also watched Apollo 13 and went to NASA. I volunteered to do a how to live in space demonstration. I learned you have to exercise two hours a day and seven days a week. They ate gross food. Astronauts can attach the bag of food to their spacesuit.
My mom dared me to wash off sharpie from my hand in the pouring rain and dance in the rain.
We also had fun at Jacob’s Well.
