Comments on: On the Go http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/ Snapshots of life lived between countries, callings, and kids. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:47:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Not for the Faint of Heart « Melissa Brotherton http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/comment-page-1/#comment-5199 Not for the Faint of Heart « Melissa Brotherton Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:05:22 +0000 http://thegypsymama.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/on-the-go/#comment-5199 [...] involves a little nudity. But the GypsyMama’s wins the prize! Check them [...] [...] involves a little nudity. But the GypsyMama’s wins the prize! Check them [...]

]]> By: thegypsymama http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/comment-page-1/#comment-134 thegypsymama Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:05:25 +0000 http://thegypsymama.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/on-the-go/#comment-134 Oh good night - your friend is my new hero! I have done that trip pregnant and traveling with a 3 yr old - but my husband was along for the ride as well. I literally get nauseas at the thought of ever ever doing it alone!! Oh good night – your friend is my new hero! I have done that trip pregnant and traveling with a 3 yr old – but my husband was along for the ride as well. I literally get nauseas at the thought of ever ever doing it alone!!

]]> By: thegypsymama http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/comment-page-1/#comment-133 thegypsymama Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:03:19 +0000 http://thegypsymama.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/on-the-go/#comment-133 Oh good heavens! We are SOUL SISTERS!! I can NOT believe that kind of nagmerrie rit you had! (nightmare ride). Wow, just wow. And profound and humble sympathies from one cross-continental trekker to another. I have only done the trip alone with one kid - THREE defies the imagination! Literally, defies the imagination! Oh good heavens! We are SOUL SISTERS!!

I can NOT believe that kind of nagmerrie rit you had! (nightmare ride). Wow, just wow. And profound and humble sympathies from one cross-continental trekker to another.

I have only done the trip alone with one kid – THREE defies the imagination! Literally, defies the imagination!

]]> By: Stephanie http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Stephanie Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:19:17 +0000 http://thegypsymama.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/on-the-go/#comment-132 Lol, I can relate! I am your bosom buddy~ Just linked to you thru the Run a Muck. I'm american living in Worcester, SA 7 yrs now. I've done the trip several times-- ugh! I have other funny travel stories (like when we went from TX to West Africa for 6 wks w/my 18 mth old and I was 7 mths preggie w/my 2nd.) But the trip from SA to US by myself w/ 3 kids in '05 was the craziest nightmare trip of all. Had the waking of kids at 2am etc..., AND my 5 y.o. son locked himself in the bathroom (took us almost 30min to get him out) during our 12hr layover in Heathrow, flights were delayed and connections missed, luggage lost, also left PURSE on the plane when we arrived late in america without passports!, left kids with strangers to run back thru security while they were yelling at me to stop- (yikes) to go retrieve purse. While trying to reschedule connections my kids were crying tired & hungry, then we ran for a flight and never ate, can you say low-blood-sugar-meltdown? I developed the worst migraine by the end of it all and lost my cookies a few times. All I could think was, "We're in america now and it will be better tomorrow." The trip back to SA is another story... Loved your story. I feel your pain! :) Lol, I can relate! I am your bosom buddy~
Just linked to you thru the Run a Muck. I’m american living in Worcester, SA 7 yrs now. I’ve done the trip several times– ugh! I have other funny travel stories (like when we went from TX to West Africa for 6 wks w/my 18 mth old and I was 7 mths preggie w/my 2nd.) But the trip from SA to US by myself w/ 3 kids in ‘05 was the craziest nightmare trip of all. Had the waking of kids at 2am etc…, AND my 5 y.o. son locked himself in the bathroom (took us almost 30min to get him out) during our 12hr layover in Heathrow, flights were delayed and connections missed, luggage lost, also left PURSE on the plane when we arrived late in america without passports!, left kids with strangers to run back thru security while they were yelling at me to stop- (yikes) to go retrieve purse. While trying to reschedule connections my kids were crying tired & hungry, then we ran for a flight and never ate, can you say low-blood-sugar-meltdown? I developed the worst migraine by the end of it all and lost my cookies a few times. All I could think was, “We’re in america now and it will be better tomorrow.”
The trip back to SA is another story…
Loved your story. I feel your pain! :)

]]> By: Heidi http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Heidi Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:09:20 +0000 http://thegypsymama.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/on-the-go/#comment-131 Wow. Just, wow. I have nothing to add, no travel tips and, now, a lot more appreciation for my 24 week pregnant friend who just got back in the states from China with her 2 and 1 year olds. WOW. I will never complain about the 13 hour car trip to see family again listening to the Gaithers over and over and over... (unfortunately one of the things he inherited other than his looks from his father is a love of cheesy gospel.) and also, I will NOT plan an international flight with my family... ever. :) Wow. Just, wow. I have nothing to add, no travel tips and, now, a lot more appreciation for my 24 week pregnant friend who just got back in the states from China with her 2 and 1 year olds. WOW. I will never complain about the 13 hour car trip to see family again listening to the Gaithers over and over and over… (unfortunately one of the things he inherited other than his looks from his father is a love of cheesy gospel.)
and also, I will NOT plan an international flight with my family… ever. :)

]]> By: A Rock Home Companion: some comic relief | The Run a Muck http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/comment-page-1/#comment-130 A Rock Home Companion: some comic relief | The Run a Muck Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:57:47 +0000 http://thegypsymama.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/on-the-go/#comment-130 [...] the Gypsy Mama [...] [...] the Gypsy Mama [...]

]]> By: Coming to America « The Gypsy Mama http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Coming to America « The Gypsy Mama Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:02:09 +0000 http://thegypsymama.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/on-the-go/#comment-129 [...] arrived on my birthday. Sight-unseen, I had blithely made the 24-hour trek alone to a small liberal arts college on the East Coast. There were flowers waiting for me in my [...] [...] arrived on my birthday. Sight-unseen, I had blithely made the 24-hour trek alone to a small liberal arts college on the East Coast. There were flowers waiting for me in my [...]

]]> By: Your oxygen mask comes first « The Gypsy Mama http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Your oxygen mask comes first « The Gypsy Mama Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:12:00 +0000 http://thegypsymama.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/on-the-go/#comment-128 [...] In the blink of an eye I went from zoned out can-sleep-anywhere-anytime traveler to a mama who felt every bump and lurch of the plane from her kids’ perspective and wondered how the heck she would navigate the track lighting to the nearest exit hauling a child if anything went wrong. Suddenly safety mattered. (Well, safety and being sure not to run out of chocolate milk or a change of clothes at 30,000 feet.) [...] [...] In the blink of an eye I went from zoned out can-sleep-anywhere-anytime traveler to a mama who felt every bump and lurch of the plane from her kids’ perspective and wondered how the heck she would navigate the track lighting to the nearest exit hauling a child if anything went wrong. Suddenly safety mattered. (Well, safety and being sure not to run out of chocolate milk or a change of clothes at 30,000 feet.) [...]

]]> By: thegypsymama http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/comment-page-1/#comment-127 thegypsymama Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:08:33 +0000 http://thegypsymama.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/on-the-go/#comment-127 It's definitely better as a story than it was as an experience! ;) It’s definitely better as a story than it was as an experience! ;)

]]> By: Just Jennifer http://thegypsymama.com/2009/05/on-the-go/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Just Jennifer Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:50:43 +0000 http://thegypsymama.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/on-the-go/#comment-126 Great story :D Great story :D

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