KANSAS

KANSAS--September 21, 2006
Barely into Kansas, we pulled over and picked up a copy of The Wizard of Oz to watch on our way through the state. This was really the only bad day we’ve had. We started out from the hotel with a hot breakfast and very full tummies, only to discover the Kansas Wind. Our van was buffeted all over the road which made for a very tumultuous ride in which several kids wondered if they would lose that breakfast after all.

We made a pit stop in Salina to eat our lunch and see if we might pick up a laptop. Finding a laptop was impossible, but we were able to eat. All the kids chose to stay in the van, but Ed took Max out to get some air. It took him 5 minutes or so before Max headed back to the van and started trying to climb in. He was begging to be back in his carseat, and even started pulling it over his head to show that he was ready to be strapped in and go. I didn’t think there was anything that would make him want to get back in that seat, but the great Kansas Wind did the trick.