Shawlin, That happened to us, except it was on a 10 hour trip and we were about halfway there before it started, and it was during a Christmas holiday. We had to stop at a gas station after our toddler had thrown up yet again, but this time it was on her pillow... she was trying to keep the puke from dropping off the pillow, but then we hit a bump and SPLAT! Now she was covered in puke, it was dripping off her hair. Hubby asked the gas station attendants to bring out the hose and while he sprayed down her car seat, I took her into the bathroom and tried to wash her hair in a gas station bathroom sink... you know the kind where the faucet is really short and the sink is small? By the time I came out of the restroom the nice gas station employees had coned off the area with yellow caution tape. I felt SO BAD for the mess, I was apologizing profusely, and they were SO NICE. I can't even recall what state we were in by then... it was a nightmare. During the family reunion, there were about 20 of us, and only me and one of my sister in laws stayed healthy through the whole reunion (we weren't the only family who came in sick) and we spent the every day cleaning with bleach. LOL! We actually all have a lot of great memories from that trip though... we can all laugh about it now.

"Animals love them. Especially elephants and hippos" lol. yes, let me just go out in the backyard and feed them as they graze nearby! If I lived in Zimbabwe, perfect advice! Driving to the zoo is not practical. outside of that, i've never seen a hippo. or an elephant for that matter. Plenty of raccoons, opossums, squirrels, coyotes, rats and mice though. I'd toss them into the hills that surround the area. Good for mulch too. can't eat them, becuase if they've sat out for a few days, they've gone bad. find for animals, not for humans.

Wishing a good 2026 to you Jeri, and everyone here on the Antique Rose Forum. What a lovely picture! :)

I grew up in a 1920s English Tudor, so my love of old started early. :D Vern Yip's last series from 2023 called Home Reimagined was just released on Discovery+, Magnolia Networks and HBO Max. I watched it on Discovery+ in 2023. It is interesting. You should check it out as well.