Sunday, March 10, 2024

Spring Break Part 1

Ally’s concussion affected her more than we thought and she was really struggling to concentrate at school. After talking with administrators and support staff at school we decided to have her start Spring Break a week early! So she and I and the cats headed to Pennsylvania to spend some time with Dave and Debbie.


Walking to the car! Two cats in her backpack!

Car selfies! Daisy was not happy in the carrier.

So we took Daisy out and Maggie stayed in.

This girl and this cat are soul mates.

Maggie and Mommy!

I was stopped for traffic and took this picture. Maggie came out and settled in Ally’s lap for nap time.

And we made it! I drove straight through. 6 hours nonstop. So proud of myself!

When we got there Ally was so happy. She laughed more in the few hours before bed than she had since her concussion.



Yes Daisy slept under the covers too!

It was like Daisy was a different cat at their house. She was all over exploring. 



We did a puzzle.

Ally and Grandma made cookies. Poppy ate them.


Ally and Grandma Debbie went to a card making class together. I loved that they were dressed alike!

Poppy took me on a tour of Kennett Square. It had been a few years since I’d been there. We stopped at this weird discount store. I bought a puzzle.


Debbie found a pair of deer antlers in the yard.

We worked on another puzzle.


And drove to Lancaster. Through Amish country. Ally was very little when we went last time and had no memory. So it was fun to show her. We shopped at the outlets and drove through the Franklin & Marshall campus where Beth went to college. 

Back at home we finished the puzzle.

Obligatory group photo before we left.

And Ally humored me with a selfie before getting in the car. I did it again and drove back 6 hours nonstop.

Back at home we had a rough couple of days. Ally had a bad reaction to some new medication and it was a very stressful time. But she recovered and went to work Thursday, Friday & Saturday like usual. On Saturday she even started back at volleyball! 

Sunday we packed up again and headed to NYC.





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