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I am tired. I even got to sleep in today… on purpose… and it worked. But I’m still tired!

Here’s why:

(1) I woke up in South Carolina and will go to bed in Pennsylvania.

(2) I drove all that way.

(3) Well, OK… Jen drove the first 2 hours I think…

(4) We have 3 children… and think about that with points one and two.

(5) It rained or snowed the whole trip. And our van (especially with the trailer) does not do that well in snow… so that makes for a tense trip.

(6) Six hundred miles…

(7) Babies scream. Did you know that?

(8) Brothers fight? Yes. It’s true.

(9) Vans have problems. Today’s issue was the driver side windshield wiper broke OFF while we were driving in some of the worst snow. Seriously. Off. It stayed connected, but barely.

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BRIEF PAUSE FOR COOL STORY

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We must now leave the list of complaining because in the middle of all the annoying God did a tiny little amazing thing.

First, Ian and I both had to go to the bathroom at the time of the wiper break, even though that was a bit early for such a stop. So, we stopped, and I tried to fix, but we had lost a piece. But, as we stopped, I noticed a sign for a truck stop in 4 miles. So, after securing the wiper best I could, we ventured back out onto the snowy highway. And, following a brief trip to the truck stop, the wiper was good as new!

Pretty lucky that the wiper broke right there, eh?

Pretty lucky…

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AND NOW, BACK TO COMPLAINING…

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(10) I used 200 of our allotted 400 minutes per month between the hours of 11am and 7pm today. Really, I think I did.

(11) 1100 Miles in 2 days.

(12) Do you know how much walking is involved in a 2-day Disney Extravaganza? Needless to say, this 30-yr-old body is feeling more than its age today…

(13) Have I mentioned we are traveling the country with three very small children?

(14) Big heavy van and trailer rigs going down an off ramp at even just 30 MPH or so make excellent toboggans….

(15) It’s a really long way from the 3rd floor of the adjacent parking garage to the 11th floor where we are staying. Thankfully, there was a cart. We like carts. Carts are nice. Nice cart.

(16) Did I mention it snowed the whole time? Since DC.

AND… the best reason of all that I am tired………

Ready?

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It’s 2:14AM!!!!

Whoopee!!!!

Good night.