I keep going BACK and FORTH with this Florida trip decision. What it comes down to is … about 4 days of driving for about 4 days of being there.  Unless I either leave a day or two earlier, or come back a day or two later.  I have my serious doubts about how kosher it would be to miss work (I’d find a sub, but still… not sure how this would look.)

On the other hand, I guess I know of several other teachers at my school who wanted to do something and found subs, and nobody really said boo about it.

So getting a sub shouldn’t be too big of a deal, really, and that might mean taking 4 days of driving and having 5 or maybe even 6 days of being there. That would tip the scales some.

I’m still concerned about where we’ll stay.  I mean, it’s fine to flop on a couch bed when it’s just one person (me) but trying to sleep all tangled up with my two sweet children… well, let’s face it, they take up a lot of space. And one of them wets the bed about half the time.  She’s volunteered to sleep on the floor with her sleeping bag, but still.

So that’s really not too bad. I don’t mind snuggling up with Annie. She’s smaller, and Carla could be on the floor.

So that’s not that bad of a concession.

Thinking about this, I’m really, thinking thinking thinking about this.

It’s a LOT of driving for one person. Me. I’m a good driver, though, and have done marathon drives before. But not this long of a drive, by myself.  Cammy and I split the driving last time and it was still exhausting.

On the other hand, it would be really lovely to get to Florida, again. Spring as you drive down the coast is fun to witness. The south is having spring of course, earlier than here. So it’s going to be pretttttty.

On the other hand, we’ll be driving on stupid I-95 most of the time, and what’s pretty about that, anyway?

On the other hand, we’ll have all that quality time in the car together, listening to great books on CD.  We love audio books.

On the other hand, on the other hand, on the other hand…. what am I, an eight handed octo-mom?

Ugh, don’t answer that.