This is not how I wanted our weekend away to start. We were half way to Buffalo then out of the blue our car started to act weird. This is the reliable car. This is why we take it on long trips. So after waiting an hour we had an enjoyable tow truck ride with a guy who was working as much as he could so he could be off the weekend to see the Slipknot and Disturbed concert. We made it to a Ford dealer in Conneaut where we sat for about 4 hours.
All I can say is thank God for television. At first we had to watch Judge shows until all the other customers left and we got control of the remote. Then my kids watched a marathon of Jimmy Neutron. During this time our car was apparently fixed until we drove it and found out it was not. When it was being fixed for the second time we went to a tiny greasy spoon with about 5 tables. The woman next to us was talking non stop about Jesus and revelations and signs coming true. When her grandkids were doing pretend karate she told them to stop because "That's Eastern religion and we don't practice that". I thought at this point my head may explode. Finally we found out our car could NOT be fixed until Monday. We rented a car and got to Buffalo at 9:00 P.M. We left at 11:30 A.M. Needless to say we were tired and cranky and when I say we it was mostly me. It is amazing though how the kid's handled it. They really thought of it as an adventure. They thought the tow truck was cool, TV and air-conditioning, dinner out and a Jeep for our rental which is way cooler than a Ford Contour.
On Saturday We went to the Eden Corn festival. This is a whole long weekend all about corn. There is a corn eating contests and a big parade. There are also all those crazy rides that are brought in by truck and games with scary carnies. The scariest was the guy at the bottom of the fun house slide who was directing kid's which way to go. He never really spoke he just looked at the kid's with a murderous stare then pointed to the direction they should go. If they did not pay attention to his point he would say "Hey" then point harder. I have never come across a meaner or scarier looking man. These kind of carnivals always sound fun until you get there. I saw T-shirts like 'Proud to be a Biker Bitch' and lighters shaped like Penises which had Ella asking me "what's that mommy". We spent way to much money in way to short of time.
Sunday we saw Kurt's family and finally felt like we relaxed. It has been a stressful month. It was nice to be around family. I just wanted to run away and stay up there. We stopped at Lake Erie on the way home. This makes any trip worth while. The kids actually play together looking for shells and rocks. Kurt and I just take in that great sound of the water and the wind. It almost made me forget my car was spending the weekend away. If we ever have anything resembling extra money I will buy a tiny little cottage near the lake.
2 comments:
What a freakin nightmare. Sounds like something that would have happened to ME!
How old are your kids? They are really cute, and look so much a like. I think you had your girl in a bjorn when I met you.
How's the car?
Thank You, Aaron is 9 and Ella is 7. I can't believe it has been that long since we left L.A.
The car was finally done on Tuesday! It was a small mint bit I should have expected that.
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