I wonder if I am getting sick- I don't feel sick exactly, but I feel very worn down for no good reason.

The rainy season? REALLY REALLY isn't kidding. But generally speaking the pavements are bone dry within a few hours of the rain stopping.

How does that work? Just really good drainage or what?

Am very intrigued!

ok - hivemind:

I need to do a solo drive from Philly to Duck, NC this weekend, with Iris in tow. DH is at a conference all week, which wasn't part of the original plan. It's a 7-hour drive, from what I can tell, and I thought breaking it up would be a good idea. Due to crazy hectic life stuff and some informational delays regarding when my college friend was arriving in Duck w/the keys to the house (turns out, Sunday), I didn't know when I was going to need to drive until late last week, so I'm cobbling this together now. Never having done this drive, I have a couple options for where to stay - which seems wisest?

Richmond - with my dear aunt & uncle who I was afraid to call because it was too close to the date I was inviting myself for... but who said "piffle!" and also that it might be smarter to stay closer to halfway, ie: NoVa or DC.

NoVa/DC - either in a hotel or with friends who will not give me headsmacks for late planning... and who I won't be inconveniencing too much w/the late planning.

Something else that I haven't thought of.

Oh, Em. She needs to learn to say what she means, which is "WHILE PANTS ARE A PERFECTLY VALID LIFESTYLE CHOICE THEY DO NOT APPEAL TO MY SELF IMAGE AT THE MOMENT AS I WISH TO LOOK LIKE MY SOCIETALLY INFLUENCED IDEA OF A PRETTY PRETTY PRINCESS!"

There was a moment in the kitchen this morning when I looked my three year old dead in the eye and said "I would love to discuss gender issues and sartorial choices, Punk, but we just don't have the time. Wear the pants or no TV."

Oh, man, do I love the Miracleborn family.

Sox, stay w/ my parents in Richmond. Mom will get a kick out of Iris, and she'll feed you well. Also, Iris has cousins there -- has she ever met them? Molly might be able to lead her astray.

Molly might be able to lead her astray.

have you met my daughter? Molly Iris might be able to lead her Molly astray.

I'd like to - they were the ones who brought up the drive-time issue.

eta: and no. I haven't spoken with them directly yet.

Sox, I was pretty sure the drive would be longer than 7 hours from Philly except that google maps is saying 7 hours but that's if you go down through DE across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel. So that would mean not driving through DC (YAY!!!) or Richmond. Maybe staying in Salisbury would work? That would be about 3 hours along.

I assume you'd be going on Friday evening rather than Saturday, right (otherwise you'd drive straight through)? Friday traffic would make a big difference in time.

We're heading down Saturday, staying over en route, and arriving Sunday.

We're heading down Saturday, staying over en route, and arriving Sunday.

Oh, but the place won't be available until Sunday?