Note to self:

So the trip went well, but note to self: always pack extra batteries and a screwdriver. It's like Murphy's Law; when I take electronic toys on a trip, the batteries will give out halfway there. Or worse, the darn thing will break altogether.
In this case, the DVD player quit about two hours from Grandma's house. Not a huge deal; we stopped for food and then young Daniel slept the rest of the way in. Once there, technology-deficient mom couldn't figure out what was wrong with the thing. So, no movies on the way home, either. We just changed our travel plans and drove home a little later in the afternoon. Wear him out, feed him, and it's peaceful slumber all the way home. But we have had to make emergency trips to Wal Mart for batteries on previous visits to Grandma's. By the way, Rockingham, NC, is now home to the biggest wal Mart in the U.S. Why???