Blue Ridge ALMOST Cancelled

I almost forgot to tell you about our trip to Blue Ridge ... it was an hour gone bad actually. We almost didn't make it. We decided that we would leave at 7am. No problem ... at 7:02am, we were in the car and ready to go. We drive the three blocks to Dunkin Donuts for coffee, donuts and chocolate milk. We get everyone settled and I realized we forgot Jack's breathing treatment machine. I didn't want to go into a weather change without it just in case. So we drive back the three blocks home. Scott goes inside and gets it. He comes out. I remembered we forgot a movie in the DVD inside. He goes back inside and gets it. He is really, REALLY being patient at this point. We leave our house again, drive the five blocks to get his 44oz thirstbuster. It is 7:20am at this point. Still, not a bad time to leave .... we pull into the parking lot and we hear from the backseat, "oh no!" Yep, Spencer spills his 16oz chocolate milk all over him, the seat and the new carpet in the car. At this point, I think I saw steam rising from Scott's ears .... he had to move the seat to clean up the mess ... go inside and get his drink ... I am holding Chip in my lap .... we drive back five blocks to home again. Spencer goes inside and changes his clothes, ALL of them. Scott gets the carpet cleaner and cleans up the car. We finally get on the road and leave town at 8:00am ... an hour later! We are not talking ... somewhat tense and silent in the car. You could hear a pin drop. We are on the interstate and about 20 minutes from home and then .................... you are not even going to believe this but it is true ... I am not making this stuff up ............... Chip barfs all over the door! We then pull off the next exit .... clean this up ..... Scott's hair is now on fire and smoking!!! We get back in the car and his words are, "IF THIS WAS SIMPLY A DEPOSIT LOSS, I WOULD TURN THIS CAR AROUND AND WE WOULD GO HOME!!!!!" I was thinking the same thing ..... we finally get settled, chilled out and three hours in the trip, Chip has only barfed FOUR more times in a towel, IN MY LAP, and we are almost ready to stop for lunch!!! We did make it but it sure wasn't without trial of circumstance and growing in our sanctification process!!! I think God got a lot of MILEAGE on this trip :) I think we are done with car trips for a while!!! LOL!!! We are still married by the way, we have three kids all intact and Chip is still alive!!!