Day 1-Vacation

Friday we left for Colorado....We did not make good time but we stretched out the trip so the boys could blow off some energy and that we wouldn't hit rush hour traffic in Denver.

Our first stop was not intended but really needed. I went to the Chiropractor on Thursday because of my hip/lower back. It wasn't quite in place and Thursday night my leg kept falling asleep as I was trying to pack and couldn't walk on it. I finally got to sleep at 1:30 AM Friday (packing) and got up at 5:30 for kickboxing. My leg wouldn't quite work while doing certain exercises but knew it would really hurt in the car if I didn't work out. We left the house around 8:30 and after sitting in the car 20 minutes the pain was unbearable. Thank goodness my Chiropractor has an office in Salina and is there on Friday. I called the office and they said they would work me in. Yea! Once we got there Dr. J found the culprit in my lower back, issued me a "loaner tenz unit" and gave me samples of an all natural muscle relaxer..........ahhhh the trip was much better from that point!

The second stop was the Sternberg Museum in Hays, KS. Their T-Rex exhibit was still there and boys had a great time. I even liked it and I am not the biggest dinosaur fan. This was a great idea by Luke!

The third stop was in Colby at the Oasis on the Plains! The boys played and long story short Ben took off in a split second and I couldn't find him. He had to use the restroom and I told him to wait until Luke and Jacob got back.......thank goodness I found him in the restroom but was scared to death not knowing if someone took him or what........He was in the bathroom but didn't understand why he was in trouble because he looked both ways! Once again we had to have the talk that there are some people in the world that are not nice!

We stopped off at Limon and Luke let the boys talk him into drinks and chips that the boys aren't usually allowed to drink.....Orange Crush and Blue Gatoraid, we have found a correlation between dyes in food (red 40, yellow, blue) and hyperactivity in the boys. Mom was not pleased with the decision but was on the phone with the Vet (another story) when they went in to get treats. God must have thought I needed to lighten up because I went to take more Tylenol and used the orange pop to drink it and it exploded! I was so mad, it exploded on me, went in my shoes, on the tenz unit, on the seat, etc...........my skin looked like I used bad self tanning lotion (because I was orange), after a pack of wipes I got most of it cleaned up. THEN it was my turn to drive into Denver and get my "fix!" We made it safely across town to our hotel and I felt back in my element!

I waited until Thursday night to make reservations and there was a huge softball tournament in town and the only room I could find in Westminster was a smoking room. Not good for Luke's lung or allergies. I went to Target and got an air ionizer and Febreeze. It helped but needless to say we didn't spend much time in the room so the boys got to do ALOT of swimming. I found a different hotel not far away and will try that on day two!