Day 10

Observations from our 13 hour day of travel:

1.  Not one person asked "Are we there yet?" at any point in the day.  I am still reeling in shock over that one.

2.  We drove 3 1/2 hours before anyone asked to use technology.  Yet another surprise.

3.  Idaho and Utah are terrible places to play the alphabet game with signs.  Snoozeville U.S.A.

4.  If fact, upon entering Idaho, we saw 6 signs within a 3 mile range about pulling over to prevent fatigued driving.  I'm thinking western KS needs to invest in some of these signs.

5.  We saw a couple of road signs we have never seen before -- "Severe Storm Area" and "Occasional Blinding Dust Storms Possible".  These were in the same 20 miles and left us feeling very safe and secure.

6.  Experimenting with all of the different language options on the GPS can provide significant entertainment when you've ridden in the car as much as we have.

7. I have no idea how 2 boys can get so "hungry" sitting in the car and doing nothing, but the secret to happy travel must be packing enough snacks.


8. Two pens in the hands of each son creates hours of Rock Band performances.  Unfortunately, we realized much too late that these same pens also create scratches on the windows.

9.  In the hands of a very emphatic drummer, these pens also have a tendency to explode and shoot purple ink onto the pants of the parent sitting in front of the little drummer.  It is possible that I have purple hair as well.

10.  Finally, I am happy to report that the prized clay swan creation survived leg one of the trip home, thus avoiding crying fits for the time being.