Tale of an Evacuation

We're baaa-aaack!

Had a mostly horrible trip too. I thought this evacuation would be a good labor day vacation. The kids were out of school some extra time and there are beaucoup things to do in Houston. We were pretty excited!

We took two cars over so Steven could come back early if need be. Thank Goodness we took two cars. Thank goodness I waited on him to follow me instead of leaving earlier. Traffic was horrific. I spent almost 8 hours staring at this:


On the way, we stopped and Steven did this:
That would be him changing the radiator hose that I busted on the van which was a direct result of the traffic.

So once we got to town, we went shopping and bought this:

That would be my brand spanking new van. We left the old one there. Good riddance.

So what inevitably happens when you buy a new car and have four kids? Yep, you guessed it. Said kids get sick. The kind of sick where you ban them from your vehicle. The vomiting, puking, whiny, poopie kind of sick.

So now I'm the only person in my household to not have this virus. Please pray for me.

And on the way home, they did so well. I put the pukiest kid in the back of Steven's car for the trip. After staring at more traffic, and this:

(A picture of my brand new speedometer while I was moving!) we stopped at McDonald's.

My apologies to the lady in the bathroom wiping her ankles and feet. I had no idea he was going to spew. Really. I feel terrible.

We are now home, with electricity. Whoo Hoo! Hopefully things around town will return to normal quickly and I can buy a freaking gallon of milk!