On the Road Again

Mamie, Igor, Bubby, and Pi set off on their big road trip yesterday. Not as early as they planned to (3 am) as at 3:30, Mamie twittered that Igor was still looking for the power inverter so the kids could use their portable DVD players in the back seat. I could do pages of rant on kids and electronic devices on car trips, the missed opportunities to really see this huge, wonderful country of ours, etc. I suppose, tho, it does cut down on the whine factor - "are we there yet?", "I'm bored" - and the he-did, she-did issues. And the so-called adults, Mamie and Igor, certainly hauled along their share of electronic devices to use when it wasn't their turn to drive.

Mamie at least put one of those devices to good use - she twittered updates all through the journey. We read about pit stops and fuel stops, that Pi puked in Grand Junction, CO. and saw a baby deer by the side of the road just before the Eisenhower Tunnel, raindrops in Denver, farmers still cutting wheat at 9 at night outside of Oakley, KS, and wheat trucks lined up at the elevator in Oakley. The last message was from just north of Scott City - about 40 miles north of Garden City and Grammie's house.

All in all, it was a good travelogue and went a long way toward settling my nerves and calming my worries about these four precious people travelling in one vehicle over such long distances and in such a short time. I imagine Mrs. Igor was also grateful for the news of Igor and her children (she has to work and take care of Max and Roxie and Jo the cat; GrandmaT has charge of Mamie's house and Molly and Scout). Hopefully, the return trip will go well (minus the puking) and the updates will keep coming.