HERE WE GO.........

Our goal was to leave town at 5:00am Wednesday, but it was closer to 5:30 before we got 4 people and all our 'stuff' packed in the Tahoe. And we are packed!! When I travel I require a lot of stuff to keep me occupied in the back seat. Stacey too, so we have baskets of cross stitch projects, a quilting project, magazines, books, knitting, movies,etc. Of course, Chuck prefers driving without the radio on so that makes for some boring ride time. Stacey, however is able to sleep at will and did so several times throughout the day. Me I just change from knitting, to reading (got my book half done), to cross stitch. We watched the movie 'Precious' late in the afternoon, but for some reason the DVD player started skipping about 3/4 of the way thru so we'll have to finish watching it in the motel room tonight,

Chuck was determined to make only necessary stops, but Stacey is persistent and we got a few extras in there. Chuck is always focused on driving, not necessarily on the needs of the other passengers. Even though we stopped often, however, I had a problem with my feet. Sitting in a seat all day and not stretching my legs made it uncomfortable to walk. But, I got through it and did some good stretches this morning. Today will be a shorter day, and then we'll be in a location for 4 nights. We'll get some walking in and that will help tremendously.

We drove hard all day and reached our goal of stopping just north of Atlanta. Checked into our motel room at 8:30 - grabbed a bite to eat and were in bed by 9:30. A good night's sleep really improves your attitude. Not to mean that anyone was in a bad mood. Mike and Stacey have such a good sense of humor. (Stacey had been up since 2am Wednesday because she still had Christmas presents to wrap.)

Got up a little later this morning and took time to eat breakfast at the motel. Down the road he actually stopped so we could get a treat at Starbuck's. Today will be much more relaxed and we'll have a chance to shower, etc. before we go to Brad's. Brad picked up the hog this morning and is getting it cleaned and ready for the outdoor rotisserie. As soon as we can get ready, we'll be going to Brad's. He requested that I make a couple of pies for tomorrow so I'll need to get the crust done and in the fridge tonight. Of course, rendered lard is not available in FL so I brought along a box with my food processor, the lard, the butter, the spices, and the jar of homemade mincemeat. Brad thinks Elizabeth's family will be impressed with my pies. We'll see.

The sun is out today and the temperature is 40degrees. We always love driving thru Georgia. It's full of pine trees and the grass is green! That's it for now. I'll try to post every day. And I'll be taking lots of pictures so I hope I have lots to share with you.

For now......