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May 1, 2006
Relo: Day 3
8:05 (mile 1094) We start out on the road again.
10:05 (mile 1237) Gas at Exit 10. Stupid pump is out of paper. I hope the IRS doesn't audit me. I nurse Katie in the parking lot of the Popeye's next door. Still feeling pretty trashy.
10:35 Back on the road.
10:50 (mile 1253) TEXAS!
11:25 (mile 1289) Jamie says she needs to poop. I pull over on the side of the road and get out the potty. Naturally, Jamie just pees, but at least it's more than just a few drops. As I'm packing everything back away, I notice I'm standing in a bed of fire ants, and they're already up my pants and biting my ankles. Welcome to fucking Texas.
I lost track of the time and mileage here for a little while. Between the ant bites and random ants I was still finding, the phone call to Rex to bitch, Jamie whining and Katie starting to cry, I missed a turn and got lost. I think I went about 15 miles out and then backtracked. I called Rex again, and must have sounded enough like I was going to lose it for him to stop and wait for us for lunch. After a not-so-great lunch at DQ (I've decided they should stick to desserts), I was feeling much better.
1:30 (mile 1360) We get back on the road.
2:00 (mile 1400) Katie sleeps. Jamie's not far behind.
3:30 After some confusion, I stop by Wendy's and pick up our keys.
4:00 (dammit, I forgot to get the final mileage! I think it was right around 1500) We're home!
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Relo: Night 2
THe second night sucked less.
We were still up more than we needed to be, but at least it was just for brief get-Katie-back-to-sleep breaks. Oh, and Jamie slept with Rex, and pulled her all-over-the-bed-feet-in-his-face routine.
We were still up early. The time change from the day before didn't help any.
I'm so far behind posting this that I think I've already blocked it from my memory. What I do remember is that the carpet was *filthy*, but I didn't find that out until Jamie had been running around and her socks were all black. By that time, Katie had already been crawling all over the floor. I'm trying to forget that, and how much time we spent touching the quilts on the beds that I'm sure were a bacterial nightmare.
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