So here we are, as Billy Joel sings, "I'm living here in Allentown." It could be worse. We took one short vacation this year to see Joe's friend Joe Marinucci at his lake house on Lake Winnipisaukee. We thought we would beat the traffic and travel at night while the kids slept!! Haha! The kids did not sleep much and there was night road construction soooooo 9 hours later we arrived to the lake house. Poor Joe drove most of the way and by the end of the trip was near dilusional and shaking! I, as the loving wife would arouse from my slumber every now and again and show concern over his condition. He tried to pull over to catch a nap but then the kids would wake up and start to cry!! Although, after all the craziness we had a really good time just getting away! 
The baby really liked Ella, the big chocolate lab and Ella liked him! The kids played on the beach and I got to see my friend Kim and her daughter Katie who came up to play for a couple days! The trip home was actually a dream. No one made a peep and it was kinda relaxing. Imagine that? We stopped off at Kim and Steve's house to have a delicious lunch and celebrate Kims B-day! Happy 36th!
