Back in Ohio and Exhausted as Ever!!!
It has been a long couple of days but alas we are back. And here is a recap of our time:
Wednesday: We finished up cleaning the rental house from top to bottom so our landlords would be pleased with the way that we left the house. We came in to a nice house and we left it in great condition. The landlord came over and walked the home with us. There were a few things that needed to be cleaned a little bit better but he understood what was going on in our lives. We were supposed to pay a reletting fee for breaking the contract early. However, the landlord was nice enough to let us use our deposit and asked us to pay the difference. That was extremely kind of him. Once that was complete, we were on the road. E in the Expedition and B, the cat and I in the Mazda 6. We drove for about 9 hours on the first day through a mix of rain and sunshine and via walkie talkie communication and stopped in Arkadelphia for the first overnight stay. Got a very restless sleep and were up early again.
Thursday: Drove for about 5 hours and decided to stop for a bit of sightseeing. We stopped in Jackson, TN at Casey Jones' museum and old country town. We toured the home and some of the trains that he had driven. The history there was incredible. We took about two pictures before the camera battery went dead. So much for road trip photos. We stopped in the old fashioned restaurant there for a buffet lunch. E was thrilled with the down home country cooking that they had. I found some stuff to eat and we had a nice lunch. B was starting to get tired and cranky so we headed out shortly after that. B crashed in the backseat for a few hours and we headed back on the road. Drove 7 more hours and only had one major pull over. That was when the tire on the trailer went low. So E had a tire to change. It threw us off a bit but we recovered our timing. We stopped in LaGrange, KY for the night and I crashed hard.
Friday: We were back up and on the road early after breakfast at the hotel. We were only an hour away from Ohio and we were excited. Once we crossed the Ohio border I was on the phone with my mom. Once she did her happy dance over the phone I got off the phone and concentrated on getting home. Called Flexigirl to let her know we were in Ohio and she was tickled. We finally got into Columbus and it started to rain hard. Got back to the house and came in to the place. B remembered the outside of the house and he started adjusting to the inside again. I thought that he would remember it but I guess not. The house was cold and there was still a bunch of stuff in the house that belonged to our tenant. We were greeted by Te Te and Lolo (our sitters and neighbors)and all the kids that B will be with during the day. The brought a small food package for us and we were happy to see them. Then we had visitors throughout the day. Our neighbors from across the street stopped by along with their children and my parents were soon to follow. We headed out to Vaquero's for some real Mexican food. Ran into Cuco (the owner) and he was happy to see us also. Felt good to be welcomed back.
Saturday: Since the trailer was dropped off on Friday we got a start on it early in the morning. E and dad started with the light stuff then Catwoman and Z-man came over to help. Shortly after Flexigirl, Coach Fogel, ALF and KaylaT were over to help move more stuff. We also had Megs, Grey & Cheyn over to move stuff too followed by Tam (another neighbor girl). We managed to have everything unpacked by noon and by one the pizza was here to thank everyone for helping out. We were blessed with all of the help that we received and the fact that they took the time to be there meant the world. Mostly everyone left by two o'clock and we had visitors stop by throughout the rest of the day.
It is very odd. We have been away from here for seven months. After yesterday it feels like we never went anywhere. Like it was all a dream. Or a nightmare. Take your pick.
The thing that got me the most was the activity in the house. In Texas, we had maybe a handful of visitors in the house at a time. We had all the kids palying in the living room and mass chaos going on and it was so welcome to hear it. For the kids in the neighborhood, our house was a hang out place. And it looks like it will be again. Now if we can get some good weather, we can hit our park.
It is good to be home.
Saturday:
Wednesday: We finished up cleaning the rental house from top to bottom so our landlords would be pleased with the way that we left the house. We came in to a nice house and we left it in great condition. The landlord came over and walked the home with us. There were a few things that needed to be cleaned a little bit better but he understood what was going on in our lives. We were supposed to pay a reletting fee for breaking the contract early. However, the landlord was nice enough to let us use our deposit and asked us to pay the difference. That was extremely kind of him. Once that was complete, we were on the road. E in the Expedition and B, the cat and I in the Mazda 6. We drove for about 9 hours on the first day through a mix of rain and sunshine and via walkie talkie communication and stopped in Arkadelphia for the first overnight stay. Got a very restless sleep and were up early again.
Thursday: Drove for about 5 hours and decided to stop for a bit of sightseeing. We stopped in Jackson, TN at Casey Jones' museum and old country town. We toured the home and some of the trains that he had driven. The history there was incredible. We took about two pictures before the camera battery went dead. So much for road trip photos. We stopped in the old fashioned restaurant there for a buffet lunch. E was thrilled with the down home country cooking that they had. I found some stuff to eat and we had a nice lunch. B was starting to get tired and cranky so we headed out shortly after that. B crashed in the backseat for a few hours and we headed back on the road. Drove 7 more hours and only had one major pull over. That was when the tire on the trailer went low. So E had a tire to change. It threw us off a bit but we recovered our timing. We stopped in LaGrange, KY for the night and I crashed hard.
Friday: We were back up and on the road early after breakfast at the hotel. We were only an hour away from Ohio and we were excited. Once we crossed the Ohio border I was on the phone with my mom. Once she did her happy dance over the phone I got off the phone and concentrated on getting home. Called Flexigirl to let her know we were in Ohio and she was tickled. We finally got into Columbus and it started to rain hard. Got back to the house and came in to the place. B remembered the outside of the house and he started adjusting to the inside again. I thought that he would remember it but I guess not. The house was cold and there was still a bunch of stuff in the house that belonged to our tenant. We were greeted by Te Te and Lolo (our sitters and neighbors)and all the kids that B will be with during the day. The brought a small food package for us and we were happy to see them. Then we had visitors throughout the day. Our neighbors from across the street stopped by along with their children and my parents were soon to follow. We headed out to Vaquero's for some real Mexican food. Ran into Cuco (the owner) and he was happy to see us also. Felt good to be welcomed back.
Saturday: Since the trailer was dropped off on Friday we got a start on it early in the morning. E and dad started with the light stuff then Catwoman and Z-man came over to help. Shortly after Flexigirl, Coach Fogel, ALF and KaylaT were over to help move more stuff. We also had Megs, Grey & Cheyn over to move stuff too followed by Tam (another neighbor girl). We managed to have everything unpacked by noon and by one the pizza was here to thank everyone for helping out. We were blessed with all of the help that we received and the fact that they took the time to be there meant the world. Mostly everyone left by two o'clock and we had visitors stop by throughout the rest of the day.
It is very odd. We have been away from here for seven months. After yesterday it feels like we never went anywhere. Like it was all a dream. Or a nightmare. Take your pick.
The thing that got me the most was the activity in the house. In Texas, we had maybe a handful of visitors in the house at a time. We had all the kids palying in the living room and mass chaos going on and it was so welcome to hear it. For the kids in the neighborhood, our house was a hang out place. And it looks like it will be again. Now if we can get some good weather, we can hit our park.
It is good to be home.
Saturday:
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