Driving in the Dark, sorta

Today was the day I was supposed to go over to my sister’s house, up in VA. A good hour drive. I am lazy first thing in the morning and don’t quite get the motivation to get out the door so my plans change. I decide we will aim for after nap time for the natives. Seems pretty reasonable as I still have things to pack, chicken to cut and freeze, house to clean, and shower to take. Works out great, get out the door about 1:40pm and think, “Who didn’t put the dvd players in the car?” Answer, probably me, but I’m blaming it on the teenagers, it’s easier that way and I can’t blame the hubby because he…well…he’d just throw it back in my face and then I’d have to take the blame then, so it’s the kids fault. Enough said.

We are heading up to VA and are on Highway 32 so the speed limit it mostly 55. As I get to the state line, I see 4 cars and I’m thinking, “I hope they are going the speed limit because I can’t pass more than 2 at a time”. I get up to them pretty face and I’m not speeding. So, I’m thinking out loud, “Oh for crying out loud, the speed limit is 55, not 35”! Then I see a vehicle from the other direction on the side of the road pulled off onto the grass with two vehicles behind it that are waiting for him to pull out into the road. I don’t know what he was doing but I’m looking at the road as I drive by to see if it’s something in the road. Nothing was there. I look further down the road and there is another car on the side of the road. Now I’m thinking, “What are the on the side for”? Then I see a “FOR SALE” sign and now I know they are most likely getting the phone numbers to find out about the property. Then we get around a curve and there is at least 10 cars on the side of the road. Now I’m thinking, “WT? Am I missing something here? Why are they all on the side of the road? Do we have a red carpet? What in the world?” Now a bit more up the road (which by the way, I’ve been on for about 18 miles so far) I see more cars, probably 20 on the side of the road AND I’m still going 35 miles an hour. It took me at least another 5 minutes before I finally say out loud, “Would somebody please pass the person in the front? My Lord, this is taking forever”! THEN it hits me!!!! It’s a funeral precession!! Opps!! I guess forever is a long time for the person in front right now, huh? So, they finally turn off Highway 32…the street before I do. I guess my day wasn’t so bad after all, hmm? Glad I didn’t pass anyone, that would have been a bit awkward. 

I finally get to my sisters’ house and the natives are helping ME get them out of their car seats! They had had enough. Later we go to the store to do some shopping and that was pretty funny seeing a line of 3 shopping carts going down the same isle, but nothing really good happened there, except buying $109.80 worth of groceries for $41.52. Just as we are pulling into my sisters driveway, Z has closed her eyes and decided she’s had enough for the day. It was an hour past their bedtime and she wanted a few zzz’s before the real bedtime. Not on my watch! We were entertaining Z for the ride up the driveway. Once we get them in the house. Z notices that now she is being made to go to bed and she doesn’t like it AT ALL. She screams like a mouse has run across her foot, like a roach has crawled on her food, like a red headed step-child! That girl does not want to go to sleep now and she has a terrible, ear piercing scream. It’s so high pitched, she could break glass, or at least my ear drum. 5 minutes after I walk out of the room they are sleeping in, the natives are out for the count. Peace and quiet, at last. We’ll head home tomorrow while church is still in session and it’s too early for funerals.

One more day survived. WooHoo!!