{"id":128,"date":"2010-07-14T10:34:35","date_gmt":"2010-07-14T17:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/momservations.wordpress.com\/?p=128"},"modified":"2010-07-14T10:34:35","modified_gmt":"2010-07-14T17:34:35","slug":"week-4-where-in-the-world-are-the-wheelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2010\/07\/14\/week-4-where-in-the-world-are-the-wheelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 4: Where in the World Are the Wheelers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Momservation: <\/strong>The end of civilization will come when McDonald\u2019s goes extinct.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Just spent an impromptu 24 hours in Monterey\/Carmel and the car. It was just enough time to get my daughter good and car sick on fast food causing her to barf upon her return home.<\/p>\n

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The kids and Gammy - worth dropping everything for to go see<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It all began when my mom, who lives in Montana (depriving our family of regular Gammy time), was going to be in Monterey visiting family. Despite being only a three hour drive away instead of 17, our schedule looked too busy to join her.<\/p>\n

But wait! My son\u2019s soccer tournament was cancelled. Hubby needed to go to work and suddenly we had a window of opportunity! A small, outhouse sized window, but a window nonetheless.<\/p>\n

At 2 p.m. on Saturday we packed a hasty bag, called and reserved the spare bedroom at great gramma\u2019s house in Monterey and jumped in the car needing to be back by soccer camp Monday morning.<\/p>\n

(I was not going to miss out on my only week all summer of no kids for a three hour stretch.)<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the breakdown:<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/span><\/p>\n

4:30-8:00 pm: Get DVD\u2019s for car ride, kids take Dramamine, plug in headphones, stop only for potty and McDonald\u2019s break on the way to Monterey.<\/p>\n

8:00-9:30: We arrive! Give Mom big squish, visit for an hour and a half while kids jump in freezing pool and dress up the dog in dog clothes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Betsy in her summer outfit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

9:30-10:30: Head to great gramma\u2019s house to bunk. Get kids in bed, visit before lights out.<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/span><\/p>\n

7:30-8:30 am: Get up, pack up and go pick up Gammy and Aunt Jackie for breakfast in Carmel.<\/p>\n

9:00-10:00: It\u2019s all about eating. Best place for breakfast in Carmel: Katie\u2019s Place.<\/p>\n

10:00-11:00: Drive around Monterey Bay giving kids a geographical family history before dropping Aunt Jackie off at church.<\/p>\n

11:00 am -12:00 pm: Sneak a doughnut from church before heading to Seaside Beach to look for shells and slide on sand dunes.<\/p>\n

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Logan and Whitney at the beach in Monterey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

12:00-3:00: Stop to eat at best pizza in Monterey: Gianni\u2019s Pizza. Go to Carmel Beach to hang out with Gammy and enjoy the surf, soft sand and dog friends.<\/p>\n

3:00-4:30: Drop Gammy back off at Aunt Jackie\u2019s. Kids take one last dip in the freezing pool and dress up the dog in a goodbye outfit.<\/p>\n

4:30-8:00: Kids take some Dramamine, pop in a movie and plug in their headphones and we head home stopping only for potty and McDonald\u2019s (plus I let them have a GIANT Powerade \u2013 this will become relevant at 10pm).<\/p>\n

8:00pm: We\u2019re home!<\/p>\n

10:00: Whitney barfs. Mom cleans up pancakes\/bacon\/doughnut\/pizza\/Chex Mix\/2 double cheeseburger\/grape Powerade barf just to the right of toilet.<\/p>\n

Monday:<\/span><\/p>\n

8:30 am: No more barf. No temperature. Back to a normal routine. Off to camp with you. Mom\u2019s taking a well deserved rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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