Saturday Night/Sunday Morning 12:24 am

Saturday Night/Sunday Morning 12:45 am at a Kum and Go 1 1/2 hours from home....with 2 sleeping children in tow.



8 hours earlier..........

Mommy, Daddy, Jacer, and Lexa made a trip to Illinois to hang out at a BBQ (thrown by one of Papa's friends) with Nana, Papa, Keith, and Darcy.

Jace found plenty of kids to hang with, including this cutie patootie little girl with beautiful eyes. He also played tag with a couple of boys quite a bit bigger than him. Mommy actually had to tell him to play nice because he was being a bit of a bully (inside Mommy was smiling though as he wasn't taking any smack from anyone, no matter how big they were).



Lexa enjoyed the beautiful day and sunshine.



Jace climbed a tree....with Daddy's help




Mommy and Jace posed for pictures



Oh yes, and there was cake!



Jace was buddy buddy with Papa (and the guy next to them) and scored some strange chicken hatching an egg.



Lexa let Nana hold her....provided she was passed out of course!



Jacer had way too much fun and passed out himself.



Upon departure from the BBQ, Mommy had: a Daddy who may or may not have had a smidge to drink, a sleeping 5-month old, and a sleeping 3 1/2-year old. She was having a lovely drive listening to some tunes, chatting with Daddy, and praying the wee ones stayed asleep.

Suddenly there was this.....



Ah the adventures one has. On the interstate. In the middle of the night. With 2 children. In the end it worked out and Daddy was able to change the tire and have the crew back on their merry way in no time. However, not before Mommy was cursing herself and Dave Ramsey for sticking to his plan for the road to financial freedom. This plan included only using cash and had Mommy oh so proud of herself as she left home, leaving the debit card firmly in place on the counter thus paving the future for herself and her children. Lovely, Dave. Didn't think about what may happen if a tow truck, or maybe a hotel was needed in an emergency situation. Thank goodness for Daddy and his skillzzzz....the path to financial freedom is still in the horizon (however far away that horizon may be of course). Lesson learned however, and the debit card will be taken on road trips...for emergency situations.