19Sept2008: Day 117: Calgon - Take me away!!!

I doubt they even sell Calgon here but I needed it. I was trying to pack and get ready to drive up to see Chris who was up in Bedford again. This little PAIN IN THE BUTT would not stop getting into things. I would put things in the suitcase....she'd take them out. If not that, she'd be taking her clothes out of the drawers or getting into the kitchen cabinets, or going up to the 3rd floor, or....it just went on and on. I was so frustrated that I came close to calling Chris and telling him forget it. He happened to call and I unloaded on him. He said to just take a rest and then come up as they were going to be working past 6pm.

So I did. I put Makenna on my lap and held her and was rubbing her back and she promptly fell asleep. Like father, like daughter. After about an hour, then we finished getting ready and left. It was a good trip, as not much traffic back-up, and Makenna fell back to sleep the whole way.

We got to the hotel which was a very nice place and promptly, Makenna got into everything. They have instant tea/coffee, creamers, cups, sugar in the rooms and that went everywhere. We waited for Chris to show and then went to look for dinner. We went into Bedford and started walking and found a....Chinese buffet. It was probably the best one we've found. Still not the usual stuff that we're used to but more on the Chinese side than Indian food side. Makenna only ate a couple of bites then wanted to leave. So we had to keep her occupied with sweets. Not my idea of good mothering but it's better than a screaming child while you're trying to eat.

Then we just went back to the hotel and eventually went to bed. She had to sleep on a cot and when I finally turned off the light, she laid right down and went to sleep. Again, like father, like daughter.