Sorry 'bout that!
When I was young and had school-aged children, trip planning was never easy. Of course, we were always trying to find the cheapest way to get there and back, which almost always meant driving, sleeping in tents, cooking meals on a camp stove. But I never complained, and we had wondrous journeys and ramblings! There's a whole lot you can see along the way when you drive. And even when you think there isn't anything to see, if you look hard, there will be!
I remember a trip across the plains states - was it Kansas or Nebraska? We could see things on the road, so we stopped to check it out ---- turtles! It still makes me smile :) Another trip, we were driving close to midnight up on a mountain somewhere, and you could see so many stars! We woke up the kids, made them get out of the van and just look in amazement at the number of stars in the sky! Being from California at that time, with so much ambient light in a city, the stars aren't as visible. Another trip and we set up camp and a thunderstorm blew up. In those days, with 5 kids and 2 adults, the kids slept in a divided tent - boys on one side, girls on the other - and the adults had their own tent. But after the winds started howling, thunder crashing, it wasn't long before all 5 kids were in the adult tent! With all the bodies in there, the wind just whipped that tent left and right, but we never left ground. haha
But times change, thinking changes, and we're all about "How do we get to our destination the quickest?" It's become harder and harder to just pick up and go. I thought it would be easier in my "golden years" but now I have to find a "sitter" for Sadie if I want to fly anywhere. And driving isn't the easiest thing, she's too excitable on a driving trip, takes her an hour or so to settle in after every stop - even a short rest area bathroom break! oh well, we make do. :)
I am trying to put together a trip to California to see my sister and Mom. I haven't been there since November, which wasn't so long ago, actually, but with sis being ill, I wanted to get my daughter and granddaughter up for a visit as well. Talk about a coordination nightmare! Juggling travel to the same destination at the same time can be difficult to plan. We all have our own schedules -- I am an early riser, and want to get out, and be done. My daughter? would rather spend 2 hours getting ready before getting on a plane, so she's not ready to leave until noon or so. hahaI'm sure we'll figure it out, we always do, and it will be great :)
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