We’re off on a two week road trip. Picking Alyssa up today from a week of summer camp in Wisconsin with other kids who have lost a parent to cancer. Then we hit the road for Charleston, SC to visit Anna’s brother and family (some of my favorite people in the world). We’re stopping on the way in Charlotte, NC to see my super-cool cousin and check out her first home.
We’ve got our books on CD. Right now we’re completely engrossed in Robert Louis Stephenson’s Treasure Island. I’m loving the flowery language and the larger-than-life characters. The little ones are having a hard time following, so I have to stop every track or two and give the Cliff’s Notes. We’ve got our snacks. GORP and granola bars. We’ve got our laptop and DVDs. We’ve got our Nintendo DS. We’ve got a camera. We’ve got our music. Lots of Beatles and this year’s Springtime Mixtape. After SC, we hit Disney for a week. The kids will have a blast. My mom and stepdad recently moved to Florida, so they’ll come to Orlando for a few days, as will my ex-step-mother-in-law (Anna’s dad’s second wife who we still enjoy visiting with).
Then we crawl back home in utter exhaustion. Sadly, Christine couldn’t make the trip, so we have to spend 16 days apart. Things are going better than ever with her and that makes 16 days a heck of a long time.
Wish me luck, swabbies. This captain is on the lookout for any whiff of mutiny on the S.S. Hotaru. I wouldn’t like to be breaking out the irons. May the winds be at our backs and the rum flow freely (well, not while captaining the ship).
Eden
| 20-Jun-08 at 11:10 am | Permalink
I looove Treasure Island. See if you can find them an Illustrated Classics version of the book. Chain craft stores (Michael’s, AC Moore,etc.) have them for about $3. They’re made to be easy to read & have pen & ink illustrations.
karrie
| 22-Jun-08 at 4:40 am | Permalink
Travel safe!
You and Christine look so happy and cozy in the pics–great stuff.