Kentucky Kingdom

It was sunny and hot out. I was driving the Hyundai. It has no A.C. It was really really warm. The girls started arguing and putting their hands on each other. I told them to stop. They kept doing it. Again, I told them to stop. They kept doing it. Finally I said “If you touch each other again I am going to take you home”. They did it again. I told them to stop. They did it again. so I said; “Thats it!! I am taking you to your mom”.  I called Courtney, she said that she was at Meijers at Whitestown.  I told her I was going to bring the girls to her. I told her why. She said ; “Are they being that bad?” I said its not that its just that  I warned them over and over to stop fighting. I said that I told them I would take them home if they didn’t stop. They didn’t stop. So now they are making a liar out of me if I don’t stand by my word. She said that she felt sorry for them. I said I did to… But I have to do what I say I am going to do.

We drove the 13 miles to the Meijers. The girls cried most of the way. Eventually  Zarah said that she was sorry. Azure eventually stopped crying and told Zarah to stop. She told her that she is only making it worse.

I told them that it wasn’t my fault. It was their fault. I gave them a choice and they called me out. I don’t want to make everyone upset, but I have to do what I said I am going to do. I was sweating, the late afternoon Sun was low, yellow, huge and in our eyes,  traffic was slow. The A.C. was broken. All of us were miserable. Finally after about 45 minutes we met Courtney. She was in the Expedition in the parking lot.

I got out, got the girls bag out of the trunk. Put it in Courtneys car. Told the girls to go ahead and get out and get in their moms car. I backed out and started to drive off. Both of the girls started crying again. I felt bad. But I was really upset that they let things get to this.  They are both really good girls but I think they have gotten too relaxed about what I say. I told Courtney I was sorry for holding her up for so long but I wanted them to see Courtney so that they knew I was serious about calling the trip off.

Courtney expressed her unhappiness with the girls for not minding. I told Courtney that I thought that they had learned their lesson. Finally we told them that we would go but they have to mind the adults when we tell them to behave. They agreed. They got back in the car, kissed Courtney and we went back on our way towards the house.

The girls were giggle drunk the whole way back and were laughing and playing in the back seat the whole way home. I was exhausted by this point but to hear them being so happy was welcome music to my ears.

We stopped at Wal-mart in Westfield. we got two movies. I told Azure to pick out a frozen pizza. We got back to the house around 8:00. I made Pizza we watched Kung-Fu panda 3. We had a nice time. I packed a lot of stuff in the car while they watched the movie.  I fed the Chickens and Brought the Bird in from outside.

I slept in the middle of them on the mattress in the basement.

SATURDAY.

I got up around 7:30, Finished packing the car and woke the girls up. We ended up taking the Corolla because it has Air Conditioning. And after yesterday I was not about to drive the Hyundai to Kentucky. The news casts have been saying for several days that the temp may hit 100 and the heat index could be 105- 110. for the next few days.

Well the weather man was right this weekend. It was a Scorcher all weekend. Every state in the lower 48 except for one was over 90 degree’s (Washington State) both Saturday and Sunday.

We headed out about 9:30 a.m. We went to Costco on Michigan road. I filled up the tank. We we stopped at McDonalds on Southport Road.  After we ate we continued on. In Seymour we went to Wal-Mart. I told Azure that this is the town Johnny Cougar is from, she said “Never heard of him”…..lol…. I bought some flip flops and bought 2 pairs of water shoes for the girls. We got a waterproof box for my billfold and Phone. Then we made our way towards Kentucky.  The girls read and then Zarah took a nap. It was a beautiful day. We had Air Conditioning. Life is good. I decided to head straight for the park instead of going to the hotel first.

We crossed the state line and over the Ohio River, the girls checked out the bridges and the water and all of the big buildings.

We got to the park around noon.  The girls put on bathing suits in the restroom out in the parking lot while I waited. I packed a small bookbag/backpack full of supplies and sunscreen, Asprin, tums, a spare phone battery, Hair ties, band-aids,  and we walked towards the entrance. I gave the girls a game plan if we are separated.  Stay right where you last saw me. Never go with a stranger. Only a person with a uniform on.After 30 minutes find a security guard. Call your mom or my cell phone if you can find a phone.

WOW… HOT HOT HOT…. The heat from the parking lot was miserable hot. I was thinking to myself, this was mistake. There is no way I can do this all day. We walked and walked and finally rounded the corner to the entrance. There was about 100 people in line to buy tickets…. Uh oh….no good. I was having serious second thoughts.

As we got in line behind everyone I overheard an employee say; “People can get tickets at the Season Pass Booth”…. I looked over, no one was at that window. I ran over there and got tickets in about 1 minute…. YAY… that was a good start. We headed straight to Hurricane bay and Immediately jumped in the Wave Pool…..

AAAAAHHHHHH……..Bath water, Music,  Summer Sunshine, and a great breeze…. we can do this…. It was crowded, but everyone seemed to get along just fine. We went down several water rides and the “Lazy river”. We didn’t stop, We didn’t eat or drink anything for 6-7 hours. We just had a lot of fun.  While we waited on the stairs of several rides Azure confided in me that she “Wished that she wasn’t such a wimp”. She said that she was scared of the big rides. I told her that, her concern was  a sign of Intelligence. I told her that she is smart. I told her that she her mind is weighing “risk versus reward”.  I said “If you think about it, most amusement park rides are safe….Say they get 1000 people a day for 5 months a year for 10 years with no accidents.. Then you can assume you are probably going to be fine.. but”  I told her that “she is smart for being skeptical of being hurled 80 miles an hour into the sky”.

I said don’t concern yourself with what others say. I told her most kids her age brag about being brave on the rides but most of them are really scared too. I told her that she should not try to be like her “friends”…. But that she should find friends that are like her.  I told her never to do something she is not comfortable with. And if someone makes fun of you, they are not your friend.

We climbed lots of stairs, waited in lots of lines, put on lots of sunscreen. After about 7 hours I started getting tired of walking, wading, and rolling in and out of innertubes… lol..

We decided around 5 p.m. to get back on the lazy river.  I jumped into my Innertube and rolled over backwards into the water. I came back up and tried again. Finally I got on the tube and continued on… About 5 minutes later, I thought to my self “Why is it so bright out?”. then it dawned on me that my sunglasses fell off of my face during my spill…..When we got back around to the beginning again Azure and Zarah and I looked for them briefly. We didn’t find them.

Yes I actually wore this hat in public……