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Going the Extra Mile (Or Ninety)
A day in the life of a mom doing some of the things that moms do. Except for the non-stop live-tweeting part, which only oversharing, Twitter-dependent, political-ranting moms do. (grin)
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Daughter is FURIOUS with me. We all slept in, all of us. And were half-planning a trip to Indianapolis to see her best friend, who moved. -
Look, I'm not starting a day trip that'll take me 2 hours each way at this late hour. "Half-planning" doesn't get it. Gotta do better.
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Grrr. Here's the deal. Daughter's best friend moved away this summer. Friend's parents don't care that the kids are sad, miss each other.
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The other parents said, "You'll make new friends." Which they will once SCHOOL starts, but my kiddo's lonely right now. Wants to visit.
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The kids are 12 and 13. At the mercy of us driving, and there is no us. Only me. I said I'd do it, but the timing is really horrible.
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I care about my kid's attachment to this friend. *shrug* It can't hurt to indulge her a little until she has school to distract her.
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BUT... the other kid has a sleepover tonight (complication), I have an event tomorrow, and am leaving on a trip this weekend. Stuff to do!
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*tearing hair* Is this a need for her, or just a want? I have to pull the trigger on this decision, like, NOW, if we're going.
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Okay. New development. With precise directions, it seems said best friend is only 90 minutes away. We're day tripping it. Sheesh.
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Gotta shower and make a road trip. It'll be a needed emotional boon to a kid who's mourning the absence of her best friend.
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Joyful adolescent pals reunited in Shelbyville, Indiana. Pleasant drive, actually. Not bad! Off to find wifi at Starbucks. ;-)
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Goodness, is it ever flat, weedy & brown & dry here right now. Reminiscent of dustbowl environs!
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@LibertyBelle4 Sounds like Indiana to me.
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I think I should play Woody Guthrie's "Little Boxes" on my iPod in honor of this very boxy little town. Red America, I suspect strongly.
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@LibertyBelle4 Scary memories, once tried dating a Shelbyville girl :)
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Starbucks, blessed Starbucks. It's empty, but it's here. Ducking in. Be online momentarily. Letting the kiddos hang out at friend's house.
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*happy sigh* Safely ensconced in cozy corner of Shelbyville, IN Starbucks next to pony-tailed dude w/laptop. Have gear, will travel!
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Figures. Ponytailed guy is from Seattle. Road warrior passing through. We chatted regarding Google+ for awhile and whatnot. Chattin'. LOL
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Turns out the none of the cool peeps I've chatted with here at Starbucks thus far is actually NATIVE to Shelbyville, IN. Go figure. *giggle*
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@LibertyBelle4 Glad u were able to work something out for the kids. I remember that feeling, moved 700m from old home @12. Never forgot it.
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@omegaraiel - It's... not that different from what you'd expect here. Starbucks is one place I feel safe. LOL.
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Gotta say, when we all first woke up (late. Heck, I was working until 5 am), I was thinking, "No way." But I'm so glad we just went with it.
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So, it's turning out to be a good day after all. I even brought work with me, so I can get some stuff done in the next, um, 8-9 hours.
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Still not sure, though, if we'll stay over (kiddo lobbying hard for that) or just go back really, really late. I'll decide later. *shrug*
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