Double Down

Scott made Susanne a deal last night before bedtime. He said that if Susanne did all of the overnight shifts for Paxton that he would drive the entire way home. Susanne took hime up on it since she was not fond of driving in the first place.

Scott and Susanne woke up to the wonderful smell of breakfast. Kelly had been slaving away in the kitchen all morning making omelets, bacon, and biscuits. Susanne's omelet had to be special ordered with no cheese. Even though it was missing the main component of an omelet, it was still very tasty. Kelly made sure to stuff it full of other delicious things.

It was hard saying goodbye to the Dreyer family. Even though they had been in Ohio for a week, their time together had been limited. No matter what, anytime with the Dreyer family was better than no time at all.

Scott and Susanne got on the road around lunch time. They had to make a few stops first before getting on the highway. It was really important to find a way to keep all of the milk cold that Susanne pumped over the last week. She did not want any of her hard work to go to waste. Whoever invented ice was a smart person. Once they were on the road, it was smooth sailing. Paxton did a great job of letting them know when he had a wet diaper, but other than that he slept for the most part. Scott and Susanne had to stop for food along the way because they had gone through all of the food that they had brought up to OH with them. Susanne was so thankful for modern technology. She was able to use her laptop in the car to look at the ingredients lists from different fast food places so she would know what was safe to eat. Most fast food restaurants had it nicely laid out which made it easy. Susanne was very limited with what see could eat, but Scott had unlimited options. Even though Scott had endless choices for food selection, he knew exactly what he wanted. He wanted to have the "Double Down" sandwich from KFC, which Susanne would describe as a heart attack waiting to happen. It was composed of slices of bacon and cheese smothered in some sort of sauce, which was then sandwiched between two fried chicken breasts. Scott loved it. He was in a state of artery clogging bliss. Susanne, on the otherhand, had a salad from Wendy's. Somehow this did not seem as exciting.

Paxton smiled a lot during the trip home. Anytime Susanne had to change his diaper or when they would get him out of his carseat for some fresh air, his face would just light up. He had done surprisingly well for such a long trip. It was only the last thrity minutes that Susanne had to jump in the backseat to sit with Paxton because he was fussy. Scott and Susanne decided that they would be too if they had to be confined for that length of time.

Finally, they arrived home. It felt so good to walk through the front door and even better knowing that in a short time they would be sound asleep in their Tempurpedic bed. They still felt that this was the best purchase they had ever made together.

They tried to get into bed a soon as possible because Susanne had a long day tomorrow at work.