Aug

10

2009

A road to nowhere

We are on the way back home from what felt like a 5 minute visit to my father and his wife. 8 hours to get there, 5 minute visit, 3 hours of the journey home done and at least 2 more to go if we are very lucky.

The numbers aren’t stacking up here…

Ideal number of hours for a roadtrip with megaboys…1
Actual hours spent on roadtrip thus far…11
Tantrums thrown by megaboys…0
Tantrums thrown by me…ummmmmm
Number of steam trains seen…1
Number of model trains ridden on…1
Age of person who enjoyed model train the most…62
Number of balloons seen at misleadingly named Balloon Fiesta…1
Number of balloons which actually left the ground during Fiesta…0
Number of hours sat waiting on a hill to see the balloons make their evening ascent…1
Number of balloons which made their ascent while we were sitting on the hill…0
Minutes after we got back in the car after which the balloons made their ascent…3
Number of swear words muttered…all the words in the languages of the world
Number of hours late to bed for the megaboys…2 for 2 nights running
Length of nap for megaboys on return journey…2.5 hours
Number of grumpy boys on being woken from nap…2 (see photo)
Tears cried by Bertie at having to say goodbye to Grandad and T…does the phrase ‘cry me a river’ mean anything to you?
Regrets at not living nearer to family…too many to mention
Joy at iPhone miraculously mending itself…unbounded

Are we nearly there yet?

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  • K13
    Number of cute megaboys in picture: 2!!!

    They are adorable - I love love love their hair!!
  • Very cute photo - look at those curls!
    BUT - you crack me up. And so does the apparently crappy Balloon Fiesta! xx
  • Hey, Spud... I spread a little love on ya over at How to Become a Cat Lady...
    Stop by for your award!
  • oh joy...the iphone is back. What a wonderful happy ending!
  • Oh, Spud. The balloon fiesta - what a stinkin' bummer. Of course you can find a way to write it and make it funny.
  • There there my little Spud, don't worry it DOES get better! We didn't do road trips for about a year or so 'cos I just couldn't stand the stress of it all but now I love it! Ash is still a handful on the road but mostly they are happy to look out the window and chatter about whether we're in Nanny Land yet (Florida) and they try and look for wildlife, trees, all kinds of stuff.
    There's a light at the end of the tunnel... it's tiny right now but every day it's getting bigger!!!
    p.s. you're right though, road trips in England are more stressful 'cos drivers are assholes!!! hahahahahaaaaaaa hhhhhaaaaaaa ahhhhhhaaaaaaaaa now I'm losing it!!!!!! better go.
  • Sympathy. I know what it's like to be far from family and with a hideous journey to get to them. Not fun at all. I comfort myself by remembering that it's the quality of time they spend together, not the quantity, that's important.
  • hey, you and me just finished writing and it says 8th of August!!!! but it`s the 11th!!!!
  • I am glad you finally saw at least a FEW baloons. My boys need even plane flights to reach their grandparent, aunts, uncles, cousins etc. Most of them are in the reach of two hous by plane (and across the Channel), some - in the other direction in Soouth America - more than 12 hours (by planes again). So just consider two nice e-books for the Megaboys for the next time, they can work a miracle... When we still lived in Germany and went to see my in-laws our then 3 to 6 year old had his "My first Sony" and WE became familiar with many of his favourite fairy tales and Bob the Builder etc (no headphones!!!!) But a can't remember a single tantrum (from both sides) nor a grumpy boy after the trips. Contrary to the tiny I-Pod of our youngest, which is constantly lost, this big read tape-recorder was always there and with him.
    How is your back?
  • Thanks everyone...Mari I can't ever really 'enjoying' the road trips! The roads can be so congested here, it's pretty miserable!

    Deb, yes it looks staged doesn't it? We'd grabbed them out of the car and woken them up, and plonked them on a sofa in the cafe while MrSpud foragged for caffeine and snacks. And they just collapsed in front of me like that, very sweet.
    x
  • I can't believe that photo was a candid shot. The composition could not have been more perfect. Ilove the photos of the megaboys, keep em comin!
  • Could those boys be any cuter? My one regret with my son is that we live so far away from family. (1000 miles across the U.S.) He rarely saw his grandparents/aunts/uncles/cousins growing up. We'd see them once a year if we were lucky. That's a real loss.
    Makes the long car rides worth it.
  • don't you just love above mentioned type road trips??? well I'm sure right now you don't, but when you look back.....years later...
    love your boys :)
  • Ahhhh, the joys of the family's summer road trip......I bow to you....
    I wish I was in England on a road trip.....can't wait to see photos of the adventure! Your boys are beautiful.....
    S
  • VEG
    Oh Spud. That is sucky. But as always, cute picture of the megaboys!
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