So, I took some time off from work

My amazing husband had to take some time off from his job before going to Army Summer Camp for awhile. Luckily, I was able to have a few days away from the exciting world of retail, and we opted to go back to Leavenworth for a couple of days.

We also decided to drive the MINI and take the pups.

Big mistake.

See, the MINI is a super fun car to drive. Not as much fun in the passenger seat and really no fun if car sickness is even a remote possibility. Poor, poor pups.

I had set up a wonderful bed in the back seat for them. Lots of pillows and blankets to make everything even and soft. Too bad for me because they much preferred being in my lap. Now, granted my lap is pretty big, just not big enough to easily accommodate two schnauzers. I did my best, however and had an extra towel just in case of emergency.

Emergency came 3 times. I have dog vomit all over me. My husband, the clean freak, was bent out of shape about the possibility that some vomit actually got on the car. To his pleasure, 90% of the vomit was captured by the towel. The rest, by my purse, my shirt and my pants. The really bad news was that I hadn't planned on having to change my clothes that day.

The more frustrated my husband became with the situation, the more amazed I was with him. Finally, I told him to relax. I was the one with vomit all over themselves. He could calm down a bit and get me some water.

By the time we made it to the hotel, I was ready for a shower and a change of clothes. But first, I had to wash the clothes I was wearing as I would have to wear them again the next day.

Now, this hotel, although dog friendly, was not equipped with a bathtub. Shower only. Have you ever tried to wash vomit covered clothes and vomit covered towels with a hotel bar of hand soap in a shower? Well, lets just say it wasn't the easiest task.

Eventually, all the vomit was a thing of the past and my clothes needed drying. My sweet husband, trying to help in the situation, neatly folded my pants and hung them near the air conditioner.

FOLDED.

So, I opened them up and laid them directly across the a/c vent. It took the rest of the day and all night, but by morning, they were dry enough to wear.

For the return trip, I limited the pups' food in the morning. I didn't want to face another 3-hour trip wearing vomit covered clothes. This worked in my favor. They managed to hold their lunch on the way home.