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Road Trip: Bowling Green, Ohio

Mom and I drove three hours yesterday to Bowling Green, Ohio to spend some time with Krysten. Her friend Emily is staying with her until she can move into her own apartment, and one of Emily's roommates was hanging out …
Diary of My Day (Updated)

Stray thoughts that were bouncing around in my head yesterday: 10:00 AM - Maybe if I fill my day with errands, I won’t think about it being the two-year anniversary of Dad’s death. 12:00 PM - Brett's been amusing me w…
Jesus, Hell and The Hampton Inn

I am safely ensconced in my home away from home, The Hampton Inn at Rolla, MO. I long ago lost count of how many times I’ve stayed here. This is the view from my room: I just finished a tuna salad sandwich and a ha…
We're Home!

We had clear, sunny skies all the way from Arkansas to Michigan. The blowing, drifting snow had been cleared from the interstate from northern Indiana to our exit. Traffic was practically nonexistent in St. Louis and mo…
One Day to Go - Edited

We were able to meet my older sister and her husband, their two sons, daughter-in-law and The Dread Pirate Alora for breakfast in Fort Smith this morning. We then drove fifty miles south to see my mom and younger brothe…
Still Traveling

After a very long day of driving, we are in Fort Smith, Arkansas. We were much too tired when we arrived to visit with family, so came straight to the hotel, showered and put on pjs. We'll be hooking up with my older si…
Quick Catch-Up

It looks like I’ll have to post this Thursday evening, unless the hotel’s wireless network decides to work between now and morning. We drove from Little Rock to Houston Wednesday and thankfully there’s no big drama to r…
Peace Descends

I tend to be antisocial, so this has been a particularly exhausting weekend for me. Actually, the exhaustion started last Wednesday, when I stayed up too late the night before, got up too early that morning, and spent th…
Back Home Again

Yesterday was a very long day, but I finally made it home. I started the day in Rolla, MO. I had intended to get about 100 miles into Illinois before stopping for the night. That was before I locked my keys in the van an…
When God Winks, Part 2

It's Saturday night and I'm in Missouri now, on my way home to Michigan. Tomorrow will be my eighth day of driving and I'm exhausted. My mom and I got to Fort Smith, Arkansas at 8 PM Friday after a long haul from New Mex…