5:12 pm – outside Philadelphia, PA – arrived at Great Aunt/Uncle and cousins’ house. Oonagh promptly pooped in the laundry room. It seemed like a good time for a yeuengling. Kids getting reacquainted with relatives. Kelly chatting with cousins. I am processing the fact we’ve covered a couple of thousand miles in a car with…

9:42 am, somewhere outside Columbus OH – listening to Pitbull. Oonagh pooped outside this am. Feeling optimistic.

6:20 PM, we made it to Tahoe in one piece.  Mr. The King once again almost had a heart attack.  Kids were shockingly good – their behavior appears to vary inversely with the speed of my internet connection up here.  Probably time to play with them. And have some wine.  Some people we used to…