What a Night

Well, what started out to be a easy short project, kept Mark and I up until 8 o'clock this morning. I am running on empty. My eyes are so dry I feel like they are going to pop out of my head.
Mark had to get his camper home from the place he was renting in Columbus because his month would be up on Monday. His fuel pump, or so he thought needed replaced, but it was supposed to be an easy fix. Well, we had problems finding a pump and so we had to stop in Council Bluffs along the way to find one.
When we finally got to the camper it was already 9:30. Good thing it stays light out longer over there. Mark was in the process of changing the pump when he discovered that the ground came off so he thought that was the problem. Well, after hooking everything back up and putting everything away he tried starting it. The battery was dead. So the landlord comes out with a battery charger from 1950 and tells Mark that he may need to stay the night. Well, neither of us wanted that and I know that Mark is too stubborn to not finish the job. The landlord goes into his shop and grabs a battery jumper box that is for a not dead battery and we try that to no avail. I say maybe we need to add some gas. So we leave everything hooked up and get ready to go get gas. The landlord says he is going to bed and is taking the jumper box with him.
We go buy a gas can and get 5 gal. of gas. We drive all the way back to the campsite (about 9 miles), put the gas in and still no go. Mark says screw it, I am getting some jumper cables and driving on the grass. The landlord rents out his lawn for campers, but doesn't want anybody to drive on his grass. Mark was going to have to drive the camper over the grass anyway to get it out of the yard, so I am not seeing the big deal.
Anyway, by the time we get back from getting jumper cables it is nearing 2 a.m.. I am tired and so I try and take a cat nap in the veggie mobile. Markus is getting restless, but not waking up so we are good. I fall asleep and Mark asks me where something is and so I am only got a 5 min. catnap. I help him with the camper and it ends up being the cylinode. I think by now it is nearing 3 a.m.. I am so tired by this point I am dying. So we head home. We are driving 45 mph all the way. I am thinking I am never going to get home and in bed. I am tired. My eyes are droopy and I have to drive a stick that I am not the best at driving. I am following Mark in his camper and he is only going 45 mph. We have to stop and get a coffee at McDonald's and get Mark more gas because it only had the 5 gals. we put in. I also have to go to the bathroom and we stop at a rest area. I woke up a couple pulling in with the veggie Mobile and they didn't look too happy as they walked by the truck.
We made it to interstate 80 around 5 a.m. We have about 60 miles to go I think. By now I am so tired I am not sure what time it is. Well, we pass a rest area and as soon as we pass the entrance Mark pulls over and I am wondering why. Well, I get out of the truck head up to his camper and he tells me to try starting it. We try a couple of times and Mark tells me to go around him and pull along the side of the rest area entrance. So, I get into the truck and pull it ahead and then Mark says he wants me to take the baby out of the truck and stand along the side so he can swing the truck around to jump start the camper. It is pretty cool out and the baby is sleeping in a onesie and all I have is a little receiving blanket to cover him with. So, I get out and hold him. I am watching for trucks leaving the rest area and see one starting to move so I walk over to where Mark is and he tells me to put the baby in the truck and try starting the camper while he taps the starter. So, I get in and try and it does nothing. Then Mark discovered what the problem was and I promised not to tell.
We head home and drive the rest of the way without problems. Mark was dozing and missed the exit, but I headed home because the coffee is going through me in a rapid rate of speed. I get home and remember Mark has the house key and Corrisa won't answer the phone. Mark finally gets there and I get to the bathroom. We got into the house at 7:30 a.m.. Markus was wide awake and I was ready for bed. I think Markus decided he was still tired about 8:30 so I got to sleep about an hour before everybody woke up. Nobody can function in the house without mother so every 5 min. a kid was coming in for something. I think I finally made myself give up on sleeping at 11:30. I am tired and need to sleep, but the kids need mom so tonight I am going to bed very early.
Right now I am washing the sleeping bags and then I will hang them to dry and take the kids to the park to play. Since I missed church this morning I am going to try and get to the prayer meeting tonight. Hopefully I will have a chance to get a nap in before then.
Enjoy, Shelly