Minnesota Math

It takes...
12hrs 1min driving time
over 700 miles
10 tollbooths
$10.30 in tolls
$74.29 in fuel
6 stops for the bathroom
18 "Are we there yet"s
21 wet wipes
80oz coffee
24oz diet coke
20oz coke
6 juice boxes
4 nutty bars...or "waffle brownies" as Grace calls them
2 DVDs (totaling 3hrs)

= 2 Exhausted parents and 3 children with more energy pent up than a jackrabbit on crack

...and we do this twice a year