I Know This Much is True

By now, I know this much is true. And, most likely, you know it too. The fun, interesting, exciting events we plan for our families..vacations, outing, day trips and the like..end up with tears, drama, yelling, and misery. Most of the time.

Classic example: fall trip to the farm. Honestly, I thought we missed the boat on this one. Pushing October 20th and not much time to spare for the farm. Feeling guilty as the five year old guy still appreciates/deserves/enjoys his fun on the farm. And so off we go..

Both t's, six of the seven kids, two grandparents and one farm in Pennsylvania.

We know we are in big trouble as we pull into the parking lot with thousands of other cars. No joke and too late to turn around. One t spies the tractor ride to the pumpkin patch and almost hops on it, bypassing the line of a thousand families by accident. No joke here either.

Next stop, the hay maze. Our anxious kids scramble through it until a man SCREAMS at a child for knocking over a hale bale. Everyone stops in their tracks -- my five year bursts into tears as the man was screaming at him.

Finally, after waiting online for the tractor ride, we arrive at the pumpkin patch only to find the pumpkins left are full of holes or smashed to smithereens. After much walking and searching, everyone finds something to take home. We wait in line again for the return tractor ride to the parking lot.

And in the end,  I also know this much is true --> our memories include the bloopers and tears and everything in between.

Tricia