Wild What?

     Yesterday... was just completely road trip, and tomorrow will be another road trip. So, I thought I would write a little today while I do some laundry.  Our road trips have been almost exclusively to visit family.  They are really the only thing worth that much sacrifice ("drive thru" food and cramped quarters for long hours).  When we had babies we used to call them wild hares (or maybe wild hairs depending on who you were looking at and the relative humidity that day).

      Here is our recipe for Wild Hare (Hair) in case you want to try one of your own someday.

Dad and Mom (Just 1 of these could also pull it off, but it's not as good a result.)
at least 1 child (actual number depended on how many we had and their schedules-you can see that this was easier to carry off when you were small and scheduleless.)
1 Car or van  (as time went on and there were more drivers in the family, this could be more than 1, usually not more than 3 and trucks have worked too.)
Gasoline in the tank

Bunny? Wet again?

1 change of clothing for the youngest of the crew.
1 change of clothes for the one most likely to fall in a lake, pond, stream, swamp or puddle. (Read "Bunny").
1 large sweatshirt or jacket to cover one other person in need.
A little bit of cash and a bag of snacks or some fast food.
Traveling music-and a Vegi Tale cd for emergencies (read Bonny) (the last could be exchanged for tape/cd players with head sets as you grew, but this significantly reduced the quality of the time spent together).
Books were sometimes allowed too. (Read "Bird"and "Buddy").
various toys and tools as seemed appropriate ( Read "little Bear").
A possible destination (usually, but not exclusively, dealing with Grandma and Grandpa)
Sense of humor (1 each)
Remember the camera,  we have the most wonderful memories of these trips!  I'll see if I can find some shots of trips to add here.
a notebook to record great quotes
    Pack everyone in the car on short notice with just enough change of clothes to make sure we will make it home again dry.  Call out "Have we got everybody?"and "Is everybody happy?" Launch off to destination. Keep praying!