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Planning Our First Road Trip – Anyone want to help?

Angela and I have decided to go ahead and take our first road trip as a family. So…are we a little crazy? Yeah, a little. Why would we want to spend 5 hours in a Big Ass Van with 6 kids under 3? We don’t, but Star Trek technology doesn’t exist yet so we really don’t have a choice.

We’re going to Rock Rapids first. Angela’s home town of Tama will be later this summer. We’re going travel at night and pray that the kids sleep during the ride. They normally do well when we make little trips around town and they sleep pretty well early in the evening so I think that we’ll be ok. I sure hope so.

We’re going to need a little help while we’re there. I’m not gonna be around during the days. I’m going to try to work a few days while we’re back in the area. My boss from Indiana may even be in town for a couple days too. Rock Rapids is in my sales territory, as is Sioux Falls. I don’t travel to Sioux Falls for work as often as I should and I’d be a fool not to take advantage of the opportunity. We will be staying at my parents’ house and we’ll be there July 24-31. If you’d like to help, we will have shifts similar to what we have here at home over the course of the week. If you’d like to help, please send me an email by clicking here. If for any reason the link doesn’t work or you’re having trouble, my email address is: heath@tillefamily.com. I need to know what day and general time of day you’d be available. For example, I could help in the morning on Monday the 26th. If you can, please include your contact info in the message in case we need to make a phone call. My mom is managing the schedule and is filling all of the shifts. I’ll be forwarding all email requests to her and working with her to fill things up as best as possible. If you’re comfortable enough calling my mom and you know the number, go ahead and give her a ring.

Before you pick up the phone or click “send”, I want to share with you a little about where the kids are developmentally. The kids are crawling, but not walking. We’re asking that if you want to fill a shift, please consider your own physical abilities. We basically need you to be able to actively play with them. You need to be able to easily pick up 25 pounds. You need to be able to get up and down off the floor with them. You need to be willing to change a diaper and spoon feed the kids. We rarely rock and hold the kids anymore. Things will be VERY structured. When nap time comes, there will not be any rocking or cuddling. They go to bed. No exceptions. Sorry for the harsh stance, but that’s the way things work at home and we need to be consistent.

So with all that said, if you’re in the Rock Rapids area and you’d like to be a part of the circus, go ahead and send me an email or give my mom a call. We look forward to seeing you all soon. Wish us luck.

Until next time…