McDinner

6 pm

McDonald's

Tuscola, IL

We stopped for dinner and potty break #2. Cayden - "I wanna go pee pees potty at Old McDonald's dad!" The big kids raced inside with full bladders and empty stomachs. Once in the ladies room emily informed to NOT enter the handicap stall. Not sure why but I didn't want to find out - we waited. Cayden went into panic mode when the old lady triggered the hand dryer. With ears covered it was now his turn. He walks in a immediately looks for the button. The flush button, he button he loves to touch. I gotta teach him how to get that for up there! We finish and move on to the sinks. Overall pretty clean. The hand dryer situation was enough to get us outta there fast for fear it would turn on again. That being said we all left with dripping wet hands.

After McDinner I decided to go potty again. It's what I do on road trips. My bladder and my husband's drive to get there don't mix well. This time I was kid free. Without details - I broke the tp holder. Not sure how, it fell apart off the wall on to the floor. Huge crash, huge roll rolling away, tp everywhere. Due to germs I left it. Pushed it over to the side and got the heck outta there. 

Thanks Old Mcdonald for the facilities that are loud and break on a whim. 

5 minutes into the trip

Amy

2014 Christmas Road trip to Florida

I decided to have some fun and blog about our adventures with public restrooms from Illinois to Florida.

Future entries will contain a photo, but the first stop I didn't get a photo due to wanting to get the heck outta there and not knowing I was going to do this. 

Enjoy the Nottke adventures for the next day or so. 

Entry #1

12.18.14 

4:51pm
1.5 hour into trip
Bathroom stop #1
Clifton, IL
Circle K gas station
A one person pee stop. I had to go! Didn't drink anything but apparently a car ride triggers pee. It was an uneventful stop. Place smelt of donuts. Bathroom was an unoccupied dirty place. I chose the handicapped stall, it looked the most clean. The other one had a no flusher in the toilet. Gotta avoid those if at all possible. Paper roll was in proper working order and full. Paper was on the floor and the side of the toliet appeared to have mud on it. Hmmm how did mud get on a toliet, yeah no mud but poopie!  I didn't touch a damn thing after that sight. Used my sleeves for everything! Thank God I can still get my foot up high enough to flush or I would have left it a no flusher too. Soap was in abundance and water was in working condition. There is a God! Left that place in the dust as soon as I could. Bladder is thanking me now. Cayden stayed asleep and all are still in quiet mode. 

Dang it...

And we were so close to having an uneventful trek home. A little rain won't stop this mini van loaded to the gills from getting us home and to bed.

Beware - man on a mission at the wheel!

We have arrived

What a bittersweet arrival to Illinois.

Everytime we leave the South we leave a part of us there.

Guess what!?

It's Barney time again! That purple thing is gonna make me flippin' crazy!

Barney + Graham Crackers = Happy Toddler

Hello Louisville!

Barney

We all hate him!

Except Cayden who thinks he is the best!

Zaxby Lunch

All requested a Zaxby lunch today. We gotta take it all in before we get home - no Zaxby's in the Midwest. :(

Cayden tore that restaurant up running everywhere. We let him get all his energy out. Still a long way left to go.

Goodbyes Are Tough

We left our friends this morning. We all hate it, but reality is knocking on our door.

We had fun and we made good memories.

I can't wait to sit on the porch again soon.

Until next year... Bye Y'all!

Day in Atlanta

We are all jacked up on Coke Products after a trip to the World of Coke Museum. We tried different kinds if soda from all over the world. Beverly soda from Italy was something we won't soon forget! We left with our own free glass bottle of Coke. Cayden loved the guy dressed up as a Coke polar bear.

The Largest Drive-In Diner "The Varsity" was a great place for lunch. We sat in the classroom where we each ate at our own desk.

Film crew

Jessica (Chubs) photo op

Second time around

Ok so we had to go back thru McIntyre, GA on our way back from the beach. The first time we went to see the Honey Boo Boo house Emily was car sick and didn't get to enjoy the visit. Our second time there the crew was there filming. We met the security guard for the family and the middle daughter Jessica, Chubs.

We probably could have sat and watch all day and they would of let us. Very laid back and didn't care if we were there at all. They actually enjoy the visits from tourists.

Honey Boo Boo!

One of the many highlights of our trip - we visited Honey Boo Boo's house in McIntyre, Georgia. While we were there Sugar Bear came out to talk to us!

He gave us a Smellavision Card for the upcoming episode on Wednesday.

He's a nice guy and told us Alana was in the house sleeping. She doesn't get up before 1pm everyday and stays up all night playing play station.

In-between rain drops

With rain off and on all day we got some fishing in, a trip to the pool and a few movies.

Perfect Pitch was a hoot!

I think Emily is starting to pick up a Southern accent.

Double date

Daddy's are off to spend an evening with their girls.

The boys and moms were headed to the pool when the skies opened up. Maybe tomorrow.

Just being here makes everything perfect.

Watkinsville

A messy car, a kid who smells like puke, a mom who has a headache and needs a glass of wine, a tired driver and two excited big kids! We have made it our favorite place - land of red dirt, kudzu, sweet tea, fried chicken, special friends and southern accents.

Homegrown Sliced Cucumbers

I was going to eat these for lunch today in the car. Dug around in the cooler and couldn't find them! What!

I left them in the hotel, oh I mean"Motel", fridge! Along with the nice Tupperware FridgeSmart container they were in.

Oh well, cleaning lady got my lunch and a nice new container.

A dream come true!!

With a 12 year old pestering us through Indiana then Tennessee we finally stopped at a huge fireworks shop. He "just wanted to look" yeah we know how that goes!

$30 later he's a happy boy. I'm just glad the pestering will stop til next year.

Puke!

Why must a toddler puke in a car seat!?

He was completely fine eating an apple and whamo - puke everywhere!

2 hours and 41 minutes left - I need a shower and a glass of wine!