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August 26, 2016 Uncategorized

Day 23: Are We There Yet?


Today was kind of a doozy. Eloise woke up many times last night. This morning there was a badly timed bathroom accident. No one napped all day. Eloise knocked over a mannequin and Isaac ripped a page out of a book at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Isaac lied several times. Eloise screamed and pouted at random intervals during dinner, drawing well-meaning but embarrassing attention from the staff. 

Chris and I, of course, had perfect, flawless communication and zero misunderstandings, did not bicker in front of the kids, and certainly did not get in an argument in a roundabout while Eloise was screaming. 

Highlights of the day include: 

—NOT that roundabout or any part of the morning 

—Native American inspired lunch at the Pueblo Harvest Cafe 
—briefly seeing Old Town Albuquerque 
—crossing the RIO GRANDE on Historic Route 66 
—passing the Continental Divide at 7,295 ft elevation 
—driving along Laguna and Acoma pueblo tribal lands 

From a scenic outlook we saw an ancient church on a hill in the middle of a valley, surrounded by red mesas and hills. 

“Isaac, see that church? It’s more than 300 years old!” 
“Is that older than you and dad?” 

Today I couldn’t help but think about Hannah’s recent reflections on road trips with kids. In the movie Cars, Sally laments the cars all bypassing Radiator Sprigs on the highway. In the old days, she sighs, “cars didn’t drive to MAKE great time. They drove to HAVE a great time.” Hannah said this line sprang to mind while she was solo driving 7+ hours with all three kids going bat-poo crazy in the back seats. “‘I am driving to have a great time’ said no mom ever!!” 

Right there with you, Han. But tomorrow is another day…oh wait, another day OF DRIVING. HELP US ALL. 

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