Travel Day 1

The day started early for us.  Amy awoke for some reason before 2 a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep.  Just when we settled back in, Olivia came to the bed.  Amy noticed that her blanket was damp (she carries this soft pink blanket with her).  

Her first thought was "Oh no, she's wet through her diaper!"

As we proceeded to get up out of bed to take care of the wet bottom, etc., Olivia peeled out of her panties.  

"Amy!  Did you put her diaper on over her panties last night", I mumbled through the fog of sleep.

The realization hit us both at the same time....there never was a diaper!  So, we changed into fresh jammies (and a diaper this time) and attempted to go back to sleep.  With Olivia, myself, and Amy in the same queen bed it can get kind of crowded.  Not that there isn't enough room, but Olivia isn't the best of bed partners.  She tends to KICK, and I'm usually the victim.

So, to the spare bedroom I went to stretch out under one heck of a ceiling fan.  

5 a.m.....Amy is up.  She wants me to get up.  Around 5:30 I manage to drag myself out of a decent slumber.  Ice chest is loaded up, which strains my back.  I just had to get that new ice chest with rollers on it, you know.

We ran and topped off the tank in town.  $3.99 a gallon.  Then we went through McDonald's to get iced coffee and a diet coke.  Then to meet Jessica, Heath, and Fritzman to swap goods.  Iced coffee for a box of steaming hot Harlow's Donuts.  If you've never had Harlow's--it's the closest thing to Krispy Kreme you'll get around Pineville.

We drove to Port Allen for a rest stop; then to Mobile, Alabama for refueling (still $3.99 a gallon); then to the Florida Welcome Center to stretch our legs and for Olivia and Fritz to decompress from the car ride thus far.  Oh, did I forget orange juice?

We picked up some coupons for discount hotels.  Or next stop was Tallahassee.  Not without another potty break, though.  When we arrived at our hotel in Tallahassee, the Guidrys were in the parking lot waiting.  We talked and decided, since we are feeling all spunky and stuff, to drive two more hours to Lake City, Florida.

So, here at the Jameson Inn we are.  We've been to Cracker Barrel, where we all ate more than we should at such a late hour.  At least, we will get to sleep in tomorrow morning a little later.  

Next stop....ORLANDO!