Our rough itinerary:
— June 17th Sunday. (Father’s Day and my parents’ 34th wedding anniversary): Leave New Orleans at 7:25 AM. Plane change in Dulles. Arrive in Harrisburg at 1:35, wait for Mom’s 2:22 arrival and then get rental car (2007 Chrysler Town and Country Minivan!) Late arrivals, delays, and a 40 mile detour on the PA Turnpike help for a late (5:30) arrival in Carlisle. A trip to the store, pasta take-out, and a quick dip in the pool — kids in bed around 8:30pm. Paul works into the night.
— Monday. Paul works via hotel WiFi all day. Mom, me and the kids spend the day at Uncle Corky and Aunt Roxanne’s home in Carlisle, where my Grandma Betty lives with them. 
My cousin Katelin makes it back from her job at a local bank to visit. My Dad and Great Uncle Gus (Grandma Betty’s brother) drive from Pittsburgh, where Dad has been over the past weekend seeing the U.S. Open.
— Tuesday. Granna and PapPap, Uncle Gus, and the four of us (me, Paul, and kids) head to Strasburg, PA (Pennsylvania Dutch Country) to ride Thomas the Train. 
— Tuesday Night: Paul works late into the night to catch up on hours. Will wakes up at 1:35am throwing up all over his bed. He’s burning up. 
— Wednesday. Will seems better in the morning… except for complaining that his “bones hurt” … uh-oh. It’s a family day with everyone (minus a working Paul) at Uncle Corky and Aunt Roxanne’s… Paul takes break from work to join us for an early dinner. 
— Thursday. We leave for the airport at 4:18am. Dad (thankfully) drops us off so that we don’t have the added trouble of rental car return. Flying through Chicago, we arrive in NOLA around 11am. The kids handled the flights well (1.5 and 2.5 hours, respectively); Kate seems hoarse and Will is still complaining about his “bones.”
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