Day 1

Here is my warning:  This blog will probably contain ridiculous amounts of details.  I can’t help it.  I think it might be hereditary.  Chad often asks for the Readers’ Digest version.  I have also discovered that I overuse clichés. 

Day: 1 (also known as Zeb Day – My girls are very into Star Wars thanks to Chad.  The older one has seen all six movies and is looking forward to number seven coming out in December.  The girls are watching the cartoon Star Wars Rebels, which takes place between movies three and four.  Ever since Canada Day they have been celebrating a different character every day.  Every day the little one asks her big sister, “What day is it today?”)

Date: Monday July 6, 2015

Location at the beginning of the day: home

Distance to drive:  693 km

Hours to drive: almost 7

Destination: Huetter Rest Area Idaho (close to Coeur d’Alene)

Planned activities: grocery shopping in Ellensberg

Quote of the day: “What kind of an idiot rides a motorcycle with crocs”

            We were going over a mountain pass and a guy was riding his Harley with a

t-shirt and crocs.  Chad was not impressed.  I tried to get a picture, but I was too slow.

We managed to leave the house by 8:30 this morning and miraculously we weren’t pulled over at the border after only a 40 minute wait.  Everything has gone relatively smoothly today except for the 90 minutes of peace we thought we would get during movie time.  Instead of watching the movie quietly the little one decided that the headphones didn’t work for her and she also didn’t nap. 

The logical side of me is still trying to figure out how a six hour drive turned into a 14 hour day.