the drive

After driving 650+ miles in 11 hours with three kids (13,11 and 2) alone, I am beyond exhausted.   And if I wasn’t so tired, I’d be grinning from ear to ear because I was actually able to do this today.  

I’ll be honest…I wasn’t sure if I could do it.  I doubted my new ability and thought I would have to get a hotel room about 6 hours into the drive to rest my body.  But I did it!  I was able to take my kids into the rest stop for bathroom breaks, walk into fast food restaurants to grab a quick meal and pump gas.  Each one of those tasks was something that I couldn’t do before.  At least not without the help of someone else. But today I did all of it!  And without the help of another adult.  And for that, I am unbelievably grateful.  ​