At one o:clock this afternoon they were gone....just like that. I said good-bye up here in the apartment and let them go. I didn't want to be boo-hooing in the parking garage and making it harder for them to get away.
I could tell from the first call that Bubba needed his navigator.....me. He made a wrong turn and added a couple of hours onto an already brutal trip. Eli was crying in the background.
The second call found them at a Wendy's. I'm glad I wasn't along for that dinner. They had stopped at a Hampton Inn earlier to warm Eli's bottle and the clerk wouldn't let them use the microwave or the bathroom.....said it wasn't a public facility. Bubba, who is a 5 star, diamond, gold, and platinum Hilton Honors man will be making a call. Eli was screaming in the background.
The third call was from a gas station. Amanda was changing Jake's diaper and Bubba was pumping gas when a tremendous thunderstorm came up suddenly without any warning.
Bubba yelled for everyone to get in the van as the cover over the station was about to blow off.
Amanda put Jake's diaper on sideways and threw him back in his carseat. They were safely watching the storm from inside the van. Eli was wailing in the backseat.
They had made it to Charlestown, West Virginia, with about four hours to go. They said they would call me back when they got out of the storm. I can only hope that baby Eli will soon drift off to sleep. As for Jake, he could care less that his diaper is on sideways....he has his Einstein videos to watch. You never hear a peep out of him.
Bubba will turn around and drive back home tomorrow.....that van will be eerily quiet.
Jesus please watch over them and keep them safe......thank you Lord!
Life is such a hoot for us....it is a continual circus of fun.
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