Well, last month we made a quick trip to the border. I say "quick" even though it is about a 13 hour drive for us - each way. The reason for the trip was mainly to pick up the kids' school curriculum and also some Spanish materials. We left on Monday morning at 4:49 am and got through US customs at 5:49 pm! We planned on being there all day Tuesday and then leaving again early Wednesday. It is not a leisure trip - especially with five kids. Well, when we got there, Ron started suffering from some real stomach problems and then I had a gall bladder attack. So much for eating at some of our favorite places. Then we discovered that we were right in the path of soon to arrive hurricane Dolly. We had to make a decision on Tuesday late afternoon what we would do. We knew there was no way that we were in any condition to head back in to Mexico. We would have been stopping every half hour for bathrooms! :( Not to mention we were too tired to get even to the half-way point. We couldn't stay where we were, because it was a trailer home and right in the projected path of Dolly. So, we went to a hotel about 20 miles further west. Then we hunkered down for the night. Ron's stomach was still recuperating, but my gall bladder was killing me. Everyone was very hungry, so Ron found the number for the only pizza place that was still delivering. If you know anything about gall bladder problems, that is a terrible thing to eat when you are suffering. Praise the Lord, they had salads too! So, I ate a salad while everyone else enjoyed some of the yummiest pizza they have ever had! Not fair! :)
The next morning when we woke up - we were greeted by a flat on the van. Since Dolly was moving slow it hadn't gotten to us yet like we suspected it would have. We had to stay there another day. Needless to say, we had some real "close" family time during those 40 hours or so. It is a fun memory. We were able to head back to Mexico on that Thursday and it took us 16 hours!!! There was some real hard rain and some accidents that had backed up the traffic. We were SOOOOO glad to be home.
Here are a few pics to show our "adventure".
Look at that cheesy smile! And there it is - Buck's pizza!
The kids wanted their picture by the flat tire.
This is just a sample of the wind - it got stronger than that.
When we came back into Mexico there was a lot of flooding in the streets.
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Yes, I know how those gallbladder problems are - been there, done that, and no longer have a gallbladder. Have you had these problems before? I hope they subside and that they don't cause you to be miserable during your pregnancy.
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