Dear IF readers,

Brody and I are at the car wash getting the car scrubbed for our 14 hour road trip that commences at 1 p.m. today when we pick Jax up from camp.  10 days on the road visiting friends and family during the end of our summer vacation.  Fantastic fun.  My aunt Mo used to load my cousins in the car each summer from California back East.  And my cousin Kerry - one of my favorite, six foot, built like a brick, sweetie pie guys I have ever known - always told me stories that this was one of the favorite memories of his childhood.  He is planning to gear up for his four kid’s adventures on the road.  We talk alot at family reunions that we will all take an RV on Highway 1, San Francisco to Santa Barbara.  I hope we do it someday. 

So, our memories of summer roadtrips kicks off in a few hours. And we are very excited.  We have packed brand new notebooks, and crayons and 700 stickers.  Ohh, and last night I let the boys go to the store and buy a special treat and Jax found a 36 episode Pokemon adventure for the car’s DVD player.  I think when he found it, I heard angels singing.  When that cartoon is on, my boys are quiet as mice scared of a big cat.  Their mouths are wide open and they have to be reminded to eat.  What a blessing.

Okay, the nice man who always helps me scrape lollipop goo off of my car, has just told me “All set.”  That is a go!  We are off!

We’ll write more from the road.  I am sure there will be plenty of stories. Like the last time we took a road trip and my then 4 year old Jax decided we hadn’t gotten him out of his car seat fast enough and got himself so tangled up in the car belts that we had to cut him out.  That was a quick $175 escapade!

Alright, we here we go…….Cat  

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