We're finally home after a trip down to visit my parents. We left on Wednesday and the ride down went surprisingly well. The usual 4 1/2ish hour drive only took an extra 30 minutes after we stopped for gas and lunch.
The ride home...not so fast. It took a good 5 1/2 hours. We had to stop once because the baby was hungry and while I was feeding her she had a blowout in her diaper. So I had to change her pants and clothes in my lap in the car while the 3 year old watched a movie in the back. I'm sure it was a sight, but I wasn't about to drag a poop covered baby and her older sister into the gas station bathroom to clean up. All the while trying to keep the 3 year old out of trouble because heaven forbid she'd actually listen to me for 3 seconds and just stand still next to me.
Another 20 miles later we stopped at a rest area to actually use the bathroom. Then an hour and a half later what I thought was just going to be a quick stop for gas, turned into another bathroom break when the 3 year old informed she had to go to the bathroom "really really bad."
The last hour was filled with crabbiness as the DVD player was apparently starting to get boring.
But we all made it back in one piece. We even brought the dog back with us since she had be staying at my folks since the baby was born. I even managed to bring everything in the house from the car, which is a pretty huge step for me. Most of the time things get left in the car for days or even weeks because I'm too lazy to make multiple trips.
Reality set in once we were inside though. The house cleaning elves did not show up when we were gone. So tomorrow I will pick up where I left off with cleaning the living room (plus the mess in the kitchen from today).
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