Rough Road Trip

It has been a tough few days on the road for the Taylor clan.  We headed out on Thursday for a funeral in Missouri.  Courtney, the girls, Grandma, and CJ all packed into the truck for the trip.  Unfortunately, one hour into the trip, Olivia's stomach decided it did not like what was inside of it.  Thus, she puked.  One kid down.  Then, later, CJ evidently decided that looked like fun and copied her.  Two kids down.  We knew Katelee was safe though, because she got the ball rolling two nights earlier.  Grandma made it all the way to Missouri before she followed suit.  Three down! 

We relaxed on Friday and let everyone recover.  Then, on Saturday, we hit the road for KC with Grandma Donner.  We stayed at a hotel with a water park in it, so the girls wore themselves out before bedtime.  Unfortunately, bedtime did not come until way past their bedtimes, and sleep was a little hard to come by (partly because of the police escorting a room out at one in the morning). 

The funeral for Mark's step-sister was held on Sunday, which was well attended by all of her friends and family.  The service nicely honored Rebecca while encouraging others who may be considering suicide to seek help from those around them.  Then, it was back on the road for the Taylor clan.

Unfortunately, we did not make it back home as planned.  Tuckered out and needing rest, we stopped in Kansas.  This served us well since powerful storms hit southern Missouri, which is our usual route.  We did get rested though and headed out on Monday for the last leg of the trip.  Of course, stopping frequently for food and potty breaks slowed us down a bit, but we made it home.  And, we made it home with only one more puke session.  Katelee got sick and lost her breakfast.  Virus or bad OJ?  Not sure, but it all came out.  Fortunately, we had just stopped at Wal-Mart and stepped out of the truck when she let it fly. 

And now, with both girls in bed, we will rest back in our wonderful bed too.  It's good to be home.  Thank you Lord for a safe trip.