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Well we have arrived in Clarksville, Arkansas. We are staying the night here and then on to Oklahoma tomorrow. We are staying at a really nice hotel. It is a Holiday Inn Express and it has only been opened a month. The kids (my kids that is) have our own room so I should get some good sleep tonight. Sam and Emma did great on the trip. Emma was not fussy at all and she did sleep a little bit. Sam also did good on the trip but he did not nap at all. We got to our hotel around 5:30, we ordered pizza, and swam for a few minutes. A big storm came through so the teens are just hanging out in the common area. Emma and I are back in the room. It is just about Emma's bedtime. Well I was reminded this morning of something Emma did yesterday. In the mornings when I am getting ready Emma likes to be in the bathroom with me but I have to really watch her because I have caught her trying to put something in the toilet. If the lid is down she does not bother the toilet. Well she also likes to go into the bathroom while Sam is in there so we try to keep her out of the bathroom because my dear Sam has a bad habit of not flushing the toilet. Yesterday I was in the kitchen and I heard Sam say to Jeremy "I have to go potty". I then heard him using the bathroom and then I heard him at the sink washing his hands. Then I hear sam say, "Emma, no no". Then I hear, "Emma, your in big trouble!" So I come out of the kitchen and Sam is walking down the hallway with my favorite hairbrush dripping wet from being dropped in the toilet (dirty water may I remind you). Jeremy was laughing but I did not think it was very funny. I washed the hairbrush in the dishwasher so I am hoping all the germs have been washed off. Have I mentioned that Emma is a mess!

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