By the time the scoreboard read 35-0, all we could do was laugh because it seemed like a sick joke. We were forced to witness five consecutive turnovers that resulted in Utah points. The first six minutes of the game could only be described as painful. When we were about 10 minutes from the airport, this happened: So we managed to get them all in the car, but Caleb was exceptionally grumpy! He stared out the window, begrudgingly coming along with the family. Being much more adaptable than her brother, she simply said, "ok." When Natalie-the last one to get home-arrived from school, I informed her that she wasn't going to gym but that we were going to Seattle as a family. While they were gone, I ran around like a maniac trying to get everything packed before they returned. Oh the horrors!īefore the complaining could go too far, Jon raced Caleb out the door with the excuse that his car needed a new headlamp-which was true. What's worse? Mom having packed a collared shirt must mean he was going to be tortured with some sort of theatre ticket. To most this might seem a non-issue, but his rigid Asperger mind decided long ago that staying at a hotel in Seattle is utterly ridiculous when we live a mere 45 minutes away. (With the exception of church, he only wears collared shirts when coerced.) Because he had been told that morning that we were going into Seattle for Alyssa's MRI and the Grandparents' Amazing Race dry run, the overnight bag had him immediately making assumptions that we were staying overnight in Seattle. Caleb had already spotted his bag-which was still open and revealing a much despised collared shirt that I had packed. He fumbled awkwardly back up the stairs, trying to run the massive suitcase back to our room as he whispered urgently, "He's home!"īut it was too late. bag down the stairs when Caleb walked in from school. Then I loaded an extra large suitcase with all that the girls and I would need. I got Caleb's bag done and set it by the door. So I raced home from work and knew we were in a time crunch to get all the bags packed and loaded in the car before Caleb got home. I couldn't pack the bags prior to work that day or the kids would know we were up to something. That meant that Caleb would be home much earlier than usual. We were so worried about them being suspicious that we didn't tell them any of these lies until just prior to departure.īut then we hit a snafu-a rather large one-that put a damper on the excited moment of reveal that we'd been imagining.Ĭaleb has sixth period seminary, but on the day we were scheduled to fly out, seminary had been cancelled. We told Alyssa that she had an MRI scheduled in Seattle and told the other two-separately-that we were going to make it a family outing and maybe do a dry run of the Amazing Race we had planned for their grandparents. We only had to keep the secret for two weeks, but the struggle was real! We'd been planning to do a Seattle Amazing Race for Grandma and Grandpa as their Christmas present, and because the kids are big fans of the show, Jon and I decided to plan our Vegas surprise with the same theme. The five of us really only ride together in car if we are going to church. Registration fees are not tax deductible, but any additional donations made during the registration process will go directly to the charities and are tax deductible.Then came the challenge of how to lure the kids into the car. The remaining 20% will go to GenPride for their senior community center capital campaign. Peer Washington cultivates powerful, healthy lives by providing peer emotional support and development services to those impacted by addiction, mental health and/or HIV/AIDS. In 2022, 80% will go to Peer Seattle, a branch of Peer Washington. All event profits benefit local LGBTQIA+ nonprofits. Run & Walk with Pride and Seattle Frontrunners are volunteer-lead organizations. Registration includes chip timing, tech shirt from Brooks Running, and post-race refreshments.Ĭost through 6/22/22: Adults $35 / Students & Youth $20Ħ/23/22 - 6/25/22: Adults $45 / Students & Youth $25 ![]() 7:30am Packet Pick-Up and Registration Opens
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