Five Things

Well, we survived our trip to the Big D and now our Spring Break has officially begun. We left Brad at home, but I think he was having his own sort of Spring Break because I woke him up at 8:45 this morning. Since we are not there to "bother" him, I guess he decided to sleep in. :)

The drive from Amarillo is loooooonnnnnggg and booooooorrrinnnng. It's six hours of flat farm and ranch land and little bittie towns like Chillicothe, Memphis, Quannah, and Vernon. You have to plan your bathroom stops pretty carefully because you may just get stuck in the literal middle of nowhere. Or 5 o'clock traffic in downtown Fort Worth. It's a good thing Eli's a boy and we had an empty Sonic cup...use your imagination. :) The children actually did really well this trip. Phoebe decided not to take a nap, but was pleasant anyway (until about 7pm last night) and we spent a nice trip reading books, singing countless boisterous rounds of "Wheels On The Bus", and watching DVD's.

In those few quite minutes during DVD time, I made a list in my head. That's what I do when I travel. Since I'm either the driver or the "sitter" (I get pretty carsick so I can't read or work or anything), I make lists in my head. These lists are always "Five Things" and I've made some pretty good ones over the years, but I'll have to share those with you another day. Here is yesterday's list:

Five Strange Things You See When Driving From Amarillo To Dallas:

1. The sign outside Clarendon that reads: Hitchhikers May Be Escaping Inmates. So, does this mean we are supposed to pick up the harried hitchhikers, thus saving them from the insane inmates?

2. The field of camels just west of Wichita Falls. They have been there for at least 6 years so I don't know if someone raises camels for whatever purpose or if they just got lost. What's really interesting about these camels is that they apparently eat trees. I guess I had never really thought about what camels eat, but all the trees in "their" field have been stripped bare up to a certain point. That point being as far as their tongues will reach.

3. The "Overcoming Faith Christian Center" on 287 in Fort Worth. Hmmmmm. Brings up some interesting philosophical questions, doesn't it?

4. The vintage convertible just east of Wichita Falls that sits in some farmers front yard with two bikini-clad mannequins lounging on the back end. At Christmastime, they wear red Santa hats tilted rakishly to one side and around the Fourth of July, these bathing beauties sport American flag bikinis.

5. The It'll Do Motel in Clarendon. Would you like to stay at the "It'll Do" Motel? I think I'd prefer the "Unexpectedly Nice and Clean Hotel" myself.


Hope everyone has a Happy Spring Break! (Or at least a good weekend since I realize that in the "real world" people don't get Spring Breaks!)