Thanksgiving

[Clodfobble]

Going up to the mother-in-law's in Arlington (a suburb of the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex, about 3.5 hours north of Austin.) The big problem with this is we also have my stepkids for the holiday, which necessitates a trip to Houston (3 hours one-way) on both Tuesday and Sunday for pickup and dropoff.

So to cut down on the ridiculous amount of driving, we'll be taking the 4.5-hour hypotenuse straight between Houston and Arlington, rather than making each a round trip from Austin. Austin-Houston-Arlington on Tuesday, Arlington-Houston-Austin on Sunday.

But this is not a feasible plan for Minifob. He typically starts fussing after about an hour, and for some reason absolutely can't sleep in the car like normal children do. Two 7.5 hour trips would be an absolute nightmare. So I'll be taking the truck separately straight from Austin, with just me and Minifob. (And the Christmas logistics are at least this complicated, every year. Is it any wonder I hate the holidays?)

Couple all of that with the overall fact of spending six days at the mother-in-law's house, which can range anywhere from moderately-to-excruciatingly boring, and I'm really not looking forward to it. And I don't even have to cook or clean, not one bit!