Day 2

The boys promptly woke me up at 5:00 a.m.. When I opened my eyes, Angus was about 1 inch from my face and he giggled and said, "Hi Momma!". I mean, really, could a day start any better? I fed Henry his mush, and loaded them into the car, then loaded all of our stuff into the car (thank God for our walk-out level room). With a quick food stop at Scrawny Ronnie's (Angus hearts the hash browns), we once again hit the road. I have to admit, I was a bit worried because of the DVD situation (i.e. it was out of order), but two weeks prior, I was in Toronto visiting one of my besties, and she made me a really great cd which includes the song "California Gurls" by Katie Perry. Angus LOVES that song and refers to it as "the candy song". Watch the video and you'll see why. Anyhow, he requested that song so I happily obliged. The boys fell asleep within an hour of leaving, and I was fortunate enough to be able to 'enjoy the silence' (incidentally, one of my favourite songs). We crossed into Quebec, and there was barely any traffic. Construction crews were beginning to set up their barricades, and with each passing pilon, I was practically fist pumping...so excited to NOT get stuck in/beat summer construction!

When the boys woke up, we stopped at one of the provincial rest stops and I let Angus run and Henry crawled after him. Once back in the car the candy song was played, and played, and played, and played, and played - I kid you not - 75 times before I said that the lady was tired of singing so we'd have to let her rest. We stopped at other provincial rest stops about three more times before hitting Montreal. I was warned that there was nowhere to stop once passing through the city, so any crises would have to be put on hold should any arise. On out last rest stop before driving through, I made sure to tire Mr. Angus out. We raced and raced, and hunted for treasures (sticks and leaves were magic wands and golden feathers)...I thought that would help. Silly Momma. Henry screamed bloody murder from Montreal to whichever city is past Pointe-Claire. Angus was doing his little "scream louder" routine, and I was just trying to get us through the tunnel alive. Once on the other side and at a red light, I'd had enough. "Ugly Momma" reared her ugly head (haha...thanks for the term Amanda!). I gripped the wheel and screamed, "EVERYONE STOP SCREAMING!!!!" I think I shocked them. I shocked myself. They were stunned into silence. For a whole 30 seconds. Then they started again. At least they weren't scarred by the experience.

We pulled into my Dad & Jan's driveway at 3:00 p.m. EST. While I was unpacking, I stopped for a second. I did it! I actually did it!! I was thrilled that I had accomplished my goal in waaaay less time than I had anticipated! Yay me! Then Henry yanked me out of my reverie with his screaming (I don't use that term lightly, btw). Sigh. Onto the next part of our adventure. The good stuff...family, friends and playing tourist in my hometown! Stay tuned for Day 3.

TODAY'S GRADE: B+

Sorry for the delay in posting. I could not connect my computer to my Dad's wireless network and had no reasonable alternatives. I'll play catch up quickly!