Are we crazy? We decided to drive to Ohio instead of flying. The cost was about 1/4 of flying, but took about 3 times longer. Thanks to my lovely iPhone, I managed to take notes about our trip and a few pictures. Here is how our 3-day trip up there went:
Thursday, 12/20/07
4:30 – 5pm find lap desks @ hobby lobby
5-6 eat dinner at chic-fil-a
6pm finally on the road
6-6:30 watch grinch
6:30-7 color Santa’s workshop with colored pencils
7- 7:30 watch Ice Age (kept skipping, gave up)
7:30- watch Ice Age 2 (7:50 semi tire blew out tire 2 cars ahead of us)
9 stop to put on PJs @ get dessert (awesome rest stop)
9:20 watch Finding Nemo
10:05 stop in Greenville, TX (spend the night at LaQuinta… very nice!)
11pm everyone asleep
Friday, 12/21/07
6:40 am W wakes, C takes him down for b-fast, K & I sleep to 7:40,then get ready, eat & go to walmart for snacks
9:30 am on the road again
9:30-10:30 coloring with crayons & W travel bingo
10:30 watch Ratatouille
11:15 stop for gas in Texarkana, TX & walmart for snacks & walk
11:55 back on road & continue Ratatouille
12:21 enter Arkansas
1pm Ratatouille over, booked hotel, watch Frosty the Snowman & Rudolph Red-Nosed Reindeer
2pm stopped in Little Rock at Ryan’s for potty & lunch
2:45 back on road, watched rest of Rudolph, tried to convince kids to nap
3:30 William asleep, Katie having quiet time, reading
4:30 William up, coloring Xmas trees, enter Tennessee
7:30 katie asked potty stop
7:45 katie fell asleep
8:30 eat subway in Goodlettesville, TN
9:25 on road again, kids watching tv
9:45pm unfortunate news grandma essie passed away
Time change
11pm cst, Midnight local, check into HolidayInnExpress in Elizabethtown, KY
12:30 & 45 kids fall asleep
2am C asleep, S close
2:23 S hears train (was still awake anyway)
2:35 K fell out of “bed”, I tucked her back in
3am S goes to bed.
Saturday, 12/22/07
8:15 est wakeup, continental breakfast & get ready
10:30 on the road again, kids coloring with markers & watching Bug’s Life
11:30 stop for spankings & potty
12:30 enter Ohio, watch The Grinch
1pm listen to kid music
Lunch at waffle house
Katie 30 min nap
3 visit great gramma in Urbana
5 on the road again
8pm arrive!!!
Pizza & beer