December 8, 2002
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A Tail of Two Seats
I'm Back. I made the drive yesterday from Arkansas to Indiana in almost exactly 12 hours. Whew! Talk about your basic flattened behind. I swear I had to walk around for an hour before the feeling came back into my butt.
The kids had a good trip. My Aunt gave them a little black and white television that you plug into the cigarette lighter. So they were able to watch a few shows and mostly just be thrilled that they had it to play with. By the time we got into the "I" states (Illinois/Indiana) we were too far away from any broadcasting centers to pick up stations, so we switched to kid music cd's. They were happy.
My days of driving the whole distance in one long day are numbered. I'm thinking the number is either 4 or 6 depending on the level of family crisis that might prompt me to do it. My body has decided enough is enough. By the time I got here last night, my feet were swollen to the size of shoe boxes and my individual toes looked like cherry tomatoes. So, while I may be able to make these trips if I have another person so share the driving, I'm ready to hang up my spurs on this solo thing.
My husband earned major points with me last night and this morning. He had dinner hot and ready when we got here, complete with fresh baked bread and dessert. Then this morning, he let me sleep in. He got up with the kids, bathed them, cooked them pancakes, and kept things quiet in my room until I woke up about 10:15. Then because I was still feeling tired and achey from the drive, he took the kids to church and left me to take a hot bubble bath. (Remind me to put book in the bathroom, if I'd had something to read, I could have stayed in there all day.)
Now, I'm going to put my feet up and play "pamper me" for a while, humming to myself a little song that I like to call "I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back, I'm back..."
Comments (20)
Well I am glad you made it back safe! And big time points on having all the Pamper Me requirements ready for you! Enjoy the day!!!
That's a great husband story--you've got a good one, too.
Enjoy. This blog gave me visions of Dorothy clicking her heels together and saying, "There's no place like home, there's no place like home." 
WELCOME BACK!! (thinking: yeah, yeah, more of quiltnmomi!!)
What a hellish drive; I can't believe you can do that -- or contemplate doing it again under ANY circumstances. But it sounds like a nice homecoming. Good to see you "here" again!
yea!
pamper YOU!
Welcome home!
I remember how I felt the day after I drove home from Pensacola in one day - arghh! Rest up, you deserve it
good lord--you drove 12 hours by yourself??? I'm wondering why your feet didn't rebel altogether and abandon you around hour 8. And those were nice gestures on Tim's part indeed. good to have you home, honey!
Sounds like you have a wonderful husband!
He sounds like a keeper.
you should go get a massage.
have a pretty day.
welcome back! you and your stimulating blogs have been missed.
Hurrah!!! You're home!!!!
Kudos to Tim for being such a great guy.
Welcome back. Sounds like you got to recover a little today. That was nice of your hubby.
The pampering made the trip worth it I bet.
What a sweet guy! Isn't it nice to just be alone sometimes, especially with a bubble bath! As for the drive, take another driver with you next time! That's a long trip to make by yourself. Glad you're home safe.
Ten years ago, when I was younger, I did cross country driving like that alone and loved it. A couple years ago, I drove from Oregon to Iowa in 2 days! Unheard of time. I wouldn't tell anyone how fast I went across Montana.....big, open country and hardly any traffic on the Interstate.
I guess your husband was happy to see you coming back !
Michel
Did the Arkansas to Indiana thing a couple of months ago when we visited the War Eagle Arts and Crafts Fair. We began the day in Joplin (cutting off the two hours from Fayetteville), but it was still almost 12 hours because of several halts (for no reason whatsoever) on I-70 once we got to Indiana.
Puzzle: You ask, "Which way to your city," and go wichever way the resident points.
Goody goody! We have surely missed you! I know you had a great trip but that drive home sounds pretty bad! You deserve lots and lots of pampering!
Yeah, that's a rough drive. I make the drive from Dallas to Indy in about 16 hours every couple of years. It's not fun.
Glad you had a safe trip! Welcome Home!
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