Apparently my in-laws want to take my DH, two Skids, and myself to Moab for Thanksgiving this year. Holy. Shit. My co-worker and friend was like, "Oh, dude, that's not a vacation, that's like never leaving work." (We're teachers.) She suggested I just somehow get "lost in a crevasse" or something like that during a hike and miraculously show up around dinner time. I told DH that I was going to pull a "127 Hours" and get my hand lodged under a boulder, then have to sever my own arm after a few days. He laughed. I've never been on vacation with either my in-laws OR my Skids for a reason. I like my in-laws, but mostly in 4-6 hour doses...but 4 days? I knew eventually the day would come when we'd have to go on vacay with the Skids, but I was really hoping to put it off for a long time. It's going to be 4 days of my Skids (SS's 11 and 9, who will be 12 and 10 by that time, both with ADHD) acting like total a-holes and being super annoying, and my in-laws treating them like babies. Plus my parents kind of wanted to see us for Thanksgiving this year, but whatevs, if I don't go I'll be the bitch again. Now, I love Moab, so this is a toughie for me because I really want to go to, and my F-I-L knows some great 4 wheeling trails...but SS11 supposedly gets motion sickness so that is going to f-ing suck. Did I mention the part about having to drive there from Denver...so pretty much nothing but winding mountain roads the majority of the time. They can ride with my in-laws as I can barely tolerate them in the same vehicle as me from our house to the grocery store, much less for 6 hours, and oldest Skid will do nothing but complain the entire time, I guarantee it. He's already said he's been in a car for 6 hours before and didn't like it at all. He might get put out of the truck right around Vail. Also, when we get there, they will inevitably complain about all the hiking we're going to be doing in Canyonlands and Arches because they're likely not used to this type of physical activity since I'm pretty sure gym has been cut from their curriculum and God knows they don't exercise when they're with their mother. This will cause my F-I-L to get uptight since he's in supremely good shape, not even just for his age, but period, so I have a feeling F-I-L and I will be hiking well ahead of the rest of the group. As long as we don't talk about politics (which he'll bring up) it'll be fine. Also, both my F-I-L and DH will complain about the price of everything the whole time. EVERYTHING. *sigh* Crap this is gonna suck.