Road Trip Anyone

We took the beast a/k/a the new expedition on a road trip yesterday to the beach. The rtuck fit all 6 of us nicely and road really well. I found that if I drove the speed limit and nothing over 70 mph, I averaged 21.7 miles per gallon. That is above the manufacturer's listings. I was impressed. They say it should get 18 mpg on the highway. I drove it in to the office this morning and my average was 23.9. Not to shabby. I was not expecting to get that kind of gas mileage out of it. My old Chevy Venture for 28 MPG on the highway, so for the beast to get 21.7..........

The beach was hot, sandy, wet and salty. All in all, it was the beach. The waves were high and the kids had fun boggie boarding in. IAB got stung by a jellyfish and was hurting pretty bad. After diagnosing the injury (Dr. K - Medicine Woman), I had the daunting task of telling him the treatment. Yes, that's right. He needed someone to pee on him. I know what you are thinking. And you should have seen the look on his face and the look on PC's face. They were like. you're kidding right? I was like....nope. TS pipes in and volunteers to the call of duty. It was funny. PC says but I don't have to pee right now. I didn't either. I think they did not believe me or something. Then I had to tell them the story of why I came to know this little tidbit of knowledge.

Yes, that's right. I got stung by a bunch of jellyfish while snorkeling off the Keys when I was like early 20s. I was out in the middle of the water and was looking down when I realized I was in the middle of a bunch of them. I felt like I was being sliced with razor blades. It got worse when I got out of the boat and the air hit my skin. I felt like I was on fire. (IAB, I felt your pain!!) They got me up on the boat and they all were trying to help me and then started looking at each other and then at me. I was like "what"? Here I am on this boat with my boyfriend at the time, his mom and dad and his younger brother and sister. His mom says honey they have to pee on you. I was like WHAT!!??!! I gave the same look that IAB gave yesterday. Here I am in pain and the only way out of it is for my boyfriend, his dad and his younger brother to pee on my stings. Yes, I was lucky they were not on my arms. I thank got for that. I only had them on my legs. I was like I can't watch you guys pee on me. His mom says "that's alright, I will cover your face with a towel and you won't know which one is peeing on you." Like that makes any difference. So they proceed to pee on me and about 10 minutes later (because you can't wash it off anytime sooner) the stinging stopped. Whoda thought? We moved to a different spot and continued to snorkel. I think it was so that I could wash it off and not smell like I was a walking outhouse.

So back to IAB. I lfet him with his dad and went for a walk with Tmo, since he clearly did not want or desire me to pee on him. I got back and they were gone. When they got back, they told me that they asked the lifeguard about the sting and were told that vinegar would make it go away but alas......no vinegar. They went walking from lifeguard to lifeguard and finally found one who had some. He came back smelling like a garden salad instead. Then here is my son, "awww, I wanted to pee on him". Too funny.