It's a bright afternoon with the sun shining high in the western sky. To the dismay of many of you back home, it's a cool day, just breaking into the mid 60's. You find yourself cruising along a remote stretch of I-84 in southern Idaho, wind in your hair, with your favorite cruise music playing over the speakers. The view is spectacular. Everywhere you look there are sheer rock faces, with mountain peaks standing tall into the clouds. With only a few cars on the road your mind races back to the days of the settlers, wondering what it was like to cross this magnificent landscape with only your family, your oxen and your covered wagon. As you sit in awe of the sheer determination and ruggedness those settlers displayed so long ago, your moment is shattered with the sound of your own family, specifically your little boy calling "Daddy I go potty!"
Suddenly your thoughts short circuit.... "Ummm, potty! Right!"
But where?! You're out in the middle of nowhere. Quick look around-
"Stop! No, go- the exit is only a few... No, slow down- Agh! No time....HONEY!"

As your resting wife awakens from her serene sleep, as Sleeping Beauty just after the prince's kiss, she is now thrust into the mayhem and moisture that is about to ensue. What to do?
"Never fear," your wife says, sounding more like Superman than Sleeping Beauty, "I have a potty."
"You have a what? "
"A potty! Slow down right here."
"Here?"
Quickly, the car goes from the luxurious speed limit of 75mph to a gravel spewing stand still along a stretch of sand crusted, tumble weed covered road. Seemingly before all four wheels come to a stop, your wife pops out of the passenger seat like a Nascar pit crew at the final stop of the Daytona 500. With portable potty in hand, your tormented son is whisked away into the underbrush, pants dangling around his ankles. "Never Fear" is right, the portable potty saves the day! (And is now our constant companion!) Oh, to be a parent! They never mentioned anything like this in the proverbial parent's instruction manual!
Now that that's taken care of... on to Salt Lake City, UT for a great weekend of sharing about MAF and enjoying Memorial Day-Potty in Hand!

Absolutely loved this story!! Well written, full of humor and adventure. Superwoman/Princess saves the day and Daddy/Superman does too! Love and miss you guys! Be blessed.
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Terry & Deborah Chupp
I enjoyed this so much! I can just see Amy's face saying "I have a potty!" Miss you guys!
ReplyDeleteJon, you are a great writer! Well done man. Enjoy your travels, praying for you guys.
ReplyDeleteWe can relate, in Southern Idaho too...my favourite are the ones where you stop, get the door open, and your kid wets his pants while he's trying to get out of the van :)
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