I still haven't gotten around to getting the graduation pictures from my dad. It has been a busy week.
We left out of Knoxville on Saturday around 8:00 am to go to Myrtle Beach. It was a very interesting trip. On Thursday before we left, Kaleb woke up from his nap with a fever. He went to the doctor the next morning. Dr. Ruth found blisters on his throat. Yikes! He tested Kaleb for Strep, but the quick test came up negative. Boy was he surprised. He graciously checked Kenzie's throat to see if she was ill as well. She looked fine......at the time.
Later that night, she started running a fever and complaining of a sore throat. Saturday morning before we left, I called the dr's office. After a little manipulation....I got them to call her in an antibiotic. Whew! Step one complete. We can leave town and get the meds upon our arrival in Myrtle Beach.
It was a long trip. Kenzie is now old enough to ask "How much longer?" We told her "20 more minutes," the entire way. Just like our parents did when we were kids.
On our stop for lunch, we stopped at the McDonalds from !@#!$!#. There was only one employee who was remotely nice. They didn't have any decaffinated drinks, no water at the lobby drink station, and I got attitude for asking for a water that I had paid for. Kenzie ordered a milkshake for her sore throat. That McD's would have been a good place for a restaurant. Their ice cream machine was broken. So she ordered a Strawberry-Banana Smoothie. We got a Strawberry Smoothie with lots of attitude. Apparently it doesn't actually come with a banana in it even though the sign on the menu advertised an entire banana in the smoothie. There went $2.71 down the drain. Kenzie wouldn't drink it since she couldn't taste the banana.
Eight long hours later, we reached our destination. We unloaded the car and went to dinner. We ate at a great new place called "The Fish House." I assume it was new because the hardwood floors were gleaming and you could still smell the paint drying. The food hush puppies we light and sweet. A perfect precursor to the meal to follow. I had a wonderful deviled crab and boiled shrimp. They even brought the kids a small dish of ice cream after the meal. The ice cream tasted like cool whip. It was a great way to redeem the horrible lunch experience.
We went back to the
Captain's Quarters and went swimming in the indoor pool since it was a little chilly and windy. We crashed after a long day of travel.
You can tell in this picture how badly Kenzie feels by looking at those eyes of hers. She has such beautiful eyes.
More photos of our vacation to come soon. We had a great time inspite of the crazy start. Hope you had a fun week too!
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