I could barely sleep last night. My DH went in to get a few hours of work before we left which means I get stuck with all three kids ages 4,5,and 6. So unfair not only did I pack everything, I made all the reservations, all the navigation from Dallas to Orlando, all the planning, but having to worry about where to leave Bailey our pet dog for the next two weeks. I load up the car and take Bailey over to a friends then go home to wait for DH of course he's late like always. But it turns out for the better. It takes 18 hours from Dallas to Orlando and if we leave at the time I had orginally planned we would get there at around 7 am. By the time he got home we headed to lunch and finally left Dallas at 4 pm. An hour into the trip everyone is at each others throats, the kids won't settle down and DH has a very hot temper and to top it all of Texas weather is like 100 outside, luckily we had the tv/vcr and after much voice raising and threats about Disney dollars they finally settle down. We have dinner at Wendy's somewhere in Louisana and drive thru the night. It's better this way, we take lots of trips and always drive thru the night the kids sleep and we drive without them fighting, crying or constantly asking for bathroom breaks.
