Day 9- On the Road Again

On the road again, just can't wait to get on the road again.  Well, actually I think we really could wait to get on the road again, but it's time to start phase #3.  On to Atlanta and a nice home cooked meal!!!  We rose before the sun, finished packing, said our last good-byes, and loaded babies by 6:15.  So far over an hour ahead of schedule. We stopped at the Dunkin Donuts on the way out of town for Dee Dee.  She instructed me to eat a Dunkin Donut for her if we came across one, so it must be done.  Traveling was tough for Cade today, but Wylie slept a lot, so it was just a fight with one kid rather than 2 for most of the time, which is doable....stressful and annoying, but doable.  Today we went through both Tennessee and Kentucky; two states that Mom really wanted to visit, so that was a little tough to get through. They are just a beautiful as she always imagined.  There are rolling hills of green and beautiful open river valleys.  We stopped in Lexington, Kentucky for lunch around 12:30ish and ate KFC...of course!  It tastes the same as it does in Oregon, but we just had to do it :-)  We also found a Target near by and finally was able to exchange the DVD.  It was a bit of a process, but got it done partially thanks to Wylie's pitiful sad face surrounded by tasseled hair.  The nice Southern people took pity on us and we got it done without paying anything extra, so it was a success.  

We arrived at Uncle David and Aunt Nancy's at 7:00 and were greeted at the door by Ginny and Maddie.  The kids made quick friends with each other and were off playing before we knew it.  Jon and I were quickly handed a glass of wine and we had instant relaxation.  Today is Abby's birthday, so we sat down to a feast of lobster, steak, mango chile rellanos, vegetable casserole and chocolate mouse with roasted grapes and sugar cookies for desert.  YUM!!!!  And the kids wondered why we made them wait for dinner...some day they will fully understand why you push on to Uncle David's cooking.  After dinner we went to the pool to take a little dip.  My Oregon babies weren't too sure of the water at first, but decided it was a pretty cool thing by the end.  We got home around 9:45 and as we walked in the door the vase that Uncle David was holding shattered and he sliced open his thumb.  They couldn't get the bleeding to stop despite numerous times, so they finally went to the ER.  After waiting an hour and still not having vitals taken, the bleeding stopped and they came come.  The bleeding started all over again at home, but they just bandaged it up and  called it good.  Ginny stayed over with us hoping Wylie would sleep with her....no luck. Wylie tries to be a big kid, but she just can't quite pull the trigger.  All went well anyway and we set our alarm for 5:00 once again.  I can't wait to get to the beach and not set an alarm.