A Water Adventure

AND THEN SOME...........

Aideen called on Sunday afternoon and invited us to join them at the Great Wolf Lodge. They had gone there for the weekend and had 4 passes {you have to stay at the lodge in order to play in the water park} and she was wondering if I would consider rallying and driving for an hour and a half to join them for the day. So Monday morning {the kids didn't have school} I loaded up the kids and off we went! On the drive up as we were almost there I was talking to Aideen on the phone and actually witnessed a 18 wheeler jack-knife literally beside me. The car in front of the truck put on its breaks and I watched the trucks tires lock up as I was passing him. I looked in my rear view mirror and watched his second trailer jack-knife behind me and then come unhooked and go across the right line {right behind me} completely on its own with all the traffic behind me slamming on their breaks. From my point of view it looked like everyone was able to keep from getting in a terrible accident {there may have been a few dents} but it left me practically hyperventilating and unable to tell Aideen what had just happened for a few moments but she knew something was up by the panic in my voice and said a prayer for us. Whewwwwww! 

So, once we made it there safely the kids were off and playing, splashing and sliding and having a great time. The bigger kids hung out together with Aideen checking in with them occasionally and I hung out watching Emily in the littler kid area. Emily and I walked over to the area with the BIG bucket that dumps thousands of gallons of water {yes, it did cross my mind once that I hoped for water conservation that they were filtering and cleaning the water and using it again} and accidentally got caught in the huge spill.

The picture on the right is the bucket spilling. Emily and I were under the red roof and I thought we were safe - not so. We were drenched! I had been dry before that, not so much after! Fun was had by all and the drive home was much less eventful. What a great way to spend a day off from school! Thanks Aideen.