Temple Trip

This year we have decided that we are going to make our very best effort at organizing a monthly temple group. So, this is trip number one. We planned and called and planned and called. We thought we were prepared. But what do you do when someone is trying their very best from keeping you from the temple. You pray and have faith the Heavenly Father is more powerful, and know that HE is looking out for you. Here's a little run down. To start the week, some of our families got sick. The illnesses were not getting better, but maybe even worse. Many people had expired recommends, but several rushed to get new ones. When we hit the interstate this morning (25 min late), we started texting everyone to see where they were. Luckily, we were all within 5 min of each other. Our lead car had to pull off to clean vomit from all over their car and precious little girl. Then they had to stop in at KMart and buy her some new clothes. We got to Billings and drove to our church where we would be leaving our kids with some teenage sitters. The parking lot was full. Our building was not available. The bishop that told us we could use the building said we could bring our FIFTEEN small children to his house. As you can imagine, taking our small out of control boys to perfect strangers (who is a Dr we later found out, I am sure that house was NOT child proofed!) house was not high on the priority list. We drove to another building in town and happened to catch some people coming out and used that building. Probably not alright, but we did it! Then we scrambled to the temple, where we missed the session! (Thats the reason two friends that were kidless for the trip were not in the picture, they made the session) The sealer was amazing and thanked us I think 4 times for being there. That was very nice to hear!!! Then we all went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner (10 of us!). We had a blast. I was so happy!!! We all split after that and so we all got out of town at different times. The lead car text to let us know they hit STRAIGHT black ice at Sheridan. By the time we got there, there were guards missing from being "taken out" by other vehicles and about 5 police officers to slow us all down. Traffic had been at a complete stand still while they sanded the road. After we made it through that, about 50 miles later, we experienced a first. A car was coming at us in the left lane of the interstate!!! Chet was in shock as he passed us going at least 75mph THE OTHER WAY!!! We called 911 and saw emergency vehicles entering the interstate a few miles later. We called in at mile marker 53. Friends later told us, that were behind us, he was stopped by several police cars at marker 37. Almost 20 miles that crazy made it going the wrong way. We made it home, and are already planning next month! How can we top this one!