Snow, Louisville, Throw up, Farm show, GPS error, Nebo (all in two days)

For months, we have planned to take the kids to the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville.  Normally I'm not a big Lou-fan but for the sheer fact that it meant we could get out and do something different, I was gung-ho.  Well, the day we were to leave, we woke up to a world of white.  Like a kid, I had climbed into my tub around 5 am, and peered out my little octagon window at it.  It was a "moment" as my friend Tara and I used to say...all looked serene and my house was still.  It was a God moment.  You know the kind...when you fully recognize that God is God and He is amazing.  An hour or two later, when the family did get up and moving, we began discussing whether or not we'd make the trip (My vote was no!  And I said it emphatically.  Anyone who knows knows me knows that if you put me in a car with icy roads beneath the tires, you get a whigged out, nervous wreck woman).  Anyway, true to himself, Shawn decided I was the crazy one (hhhaahhh) and that driving to Louisville on a day when 6" of snow fell the previous night was normal.  (Did I mention Louisville got that much also?)  Anyway, I was bummed.  And I was torn because really, I wanted to go.  Nonetheless, off he went.  The kids and I watched him back his truck out into the winter wonderland from the confines of the living room.  Anyway, that day we were slightly icky (meaning a little under the weather).  The next morning, I thought all was well so I made the decision that the kids and I would join Shawn in Lou-ville (that's how Callie used to pronounce it, cute).  Anyway, we got there, got the bag and the babes into room #1193 and I unbuckled Noah John.  (Side note:  it is a workout in and of itself to carry that carrier with a 19 lb baby inside).  When I lifted him out, he was scorching.  I gave him tylenol which I had grabbed from our medicine cabinet at the last moment.  After close to an hour, it hadn't taken affect, so I gave him more.  I figured since he weighed as much as an average 1 year old, it would be all right.  While we were waiting for the med to bring his temp down, he literally laid on me and made pitiful little noises.  Thankfully, he responded to the 2nd dose so we left for dinner.  The next morning, after I nursed him, he threw up all the milk he'd just ingested.  We had to move Grace to another bed, change clothes, and go buy me some panties.  It soaked through that much, yes.  Thankfully he threw up only the one time and as the day went on, he seemed to get better and better.  So, off to see the tractors (well, first Build-a-Bear for Grace)!  We had a really awesome time.  The kids were unbelievably well-behaved.  We were there for 6 hours!!!  We met up with two college friends (Brian and Jeremy) and then saw numerous others to chat with as well.  At 6, we loaded up to head home.  Somehow the GPS got switched to my parents' and it put me on the wrong path so I spent an hour driving the wrong way!!!  Since my kids are great travelers, they just slept through the whole drive.  I finally arrived home at 10, which should've been 9, and scrubbed all 3 of us down.  Grace's leggings were sooo gross...super dirty from playing on the escalators (she would inevitably sit down each time we went down...and I think we did this 5 times total...the last time the security guard told her to stand up, lol).  I think she was the dirtiest she's ever been!  Anyway, now we're HOME and we babysat a friend's 2 year old this morning...I got 4 loads of laundry put away, dishes done, the kids are both asleep (I want a nap) and it is time to study!  Oh, did I mention that supper is on!?  Ah, another God moment.  Thank the Lord for Shawn being home til 10:30 so I could get a start on things this morning.  I savor the times when I'm caught up enough to sit down and blog.  We're trying our luck with Japanese tonight...fried rice with vegetables and Shawn is going to try to recreate yum yum sauce.  We are getting progressively foodier day by day.  (I have Unieekaas cheese in my fridge ... need I say more?)  Off to study.