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By the time we hit the road it was already 8:00 pm. Luckily the kids were so worn out from their day of fun that they were already half asleep by the time we put them in their car seats.
"I really like your family," I said once we navigated our way out of the back roads.
"Thank you! They seemed to like you too. By the way, remind me to send you the pictures my cousin took of the kids ‘helping' around the farm today."
"That was the one downfall to our little mini-date. Maybe we can bring the kids up for the entire weekend sometime. That is if you don't think they'll mind?"
"Well, the kids and I were planning on going up the weekend of the Halloween Festival. Mom usually comes with us, and we stay in the lean-to, but her boyfriend Jim is flying her to London for the week. You're welcome to tag along if you'd like. Maybe we can tell the kids were together around then."
The fact that she was talking about us as a couple brought a smile to my face. "I think we would adore that."
"So, what do you have planned for fall break?" Kelly asked companionably.
"The first two days of fall break are teacher planning days, so Wednesday and Thursday the kids will be at the sitter’s. Since that still leaves us three days, I thought about maybe taking them to Easton, Pennsylvania for the Crayola Experience. I just don't want to tell the kids till I know for sure. What about you? Will you hang out with your ex or will you do your own thing?" I asked hoping that my jealousy wasn't apparent.
"I'm not quite sure what Geoff has planned. We probably won't leave Danville till at least 4:00 pm on Thursday since he could only get Friday off work. Friday Geoff will spend the day with the kids while I work from the spare room and then the rest of the weekend I'll fill in as needed. Sometimes his weekends go smoothly, but since he tends to give in to every tantrum, it can spiral into insanity quite rapidly.
Once I stop staying over for his visits, I'm hoping it will shock him into standing his ground a little more. My biggest fear is that he'll use their tantrums as an excuse not to see the girls as frequently."
Feeling a need to change the subject, I asked, "So we'll still be able to continue our 10:00 pm phone calls while you're out of town?"
"I'll be looking forward to them, Dale," she said dreamily before drifting off into sleep.