We spent over 8hrs in the car today - driving down to my mum and dad's for the family get-together to "celebrate" their respective 65th birthdays this year. The journey was one that we weren't looking forward to - especially when warned about "hazardous" weather down in the Midlands.
We were going about 10mph for about an hour due to a crash on the M6 near Warrington - but then our troubles really began....as soon as we got onto the A49 - not that far from Ludlow - we had to get through several parts of road which were in some instances up to 2 feet deep....Craven Arms (about 5 miles from final destination) was a standstill - we were there for an hour - which with 2 screaming kids (unsurprisingly grumpy after such a long journey in the car). Grace, on the other hand thought this was great fun - and demanded that I go through every puddle/river there was.
The most frightening moment of the journey was not in the car - but in a service station. We had stopped for lunch and Joseph was in the soft play, while I looked after Poppy and Cat took Grace to the toilet. Just as C&G were goping I couldn't see Joseph (it was literally a split second) - and there was a frantic panic for about 3 minutes trying to find him in a very busy service station on one of the busiest days of the year......we found on the road outside (he'd walked about 20 yards) in the arms of a woman who had "rescued" him. Needless to say we were relieved. But it wasn't a moment in my life I'd want to have to go through again.....
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