Aug 17 2009
Notes from the Road: Madison and Wisconsin Dells, Day 5
We made a deal with the kids this morning: if they could make through breakfast and the first 50 miles in the car without fighting, bickering, arguing, etc., we’d stop at Pirate’s Cove and do another round on the way home.
They made it to within 15 miles of their goal. When they learned their fate, the arguing turned to tears. And we kept driving.
By the last day of a vacation, it seems that we just want to get home. So we took the fastest route, made a quick stop for lunch, and made it home by early afternoon.
Now we have laundry to do, a garden to tend, a lawn to mow, and of course all the mail to read. Vacation is fun, but I think the kids were ready to get home again. School starts in just a few weeks, so we need to get back into the routine of home. On the other hand, with precious few days left of summer, we’ll probably find another outing to enjoy before our schedule is once again taken over by the school calendar.
It’s been a fun summer for us. Have you done anything interesting this summer?
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