stranded in MI

sorry i haven't been updating on here, friends. i have been up in MI visiting with the hubby and our dear friends the holdridges. i spent one whole day just getting here. just in case you are wondering, a 4 hour drive with a 7 month old baby is really more like 6.5.

its something to think about when you have a small child and you are planning a trip. not only do you have to plan around traffic in the cities you are passing through, but you also have to plan around nap time. and even then, a 4 hour nap is somewhat unrealistic to hope for...even for an idealist like myself. so basically, all of the planets have to align and your bladder has to hold out in order to travel in the same manner as you did before the child.

BUT i won't complain because we did make it. and i didn't completely lose my sanity. (and yes, i do want a pat on the back for surviving 2 straight hours of blood-curdling screaming, ok?)

its been a good trip...the little town here is really quaint and friendly, just like shawn described and i was glad to get driven around and introduced to the area. i was also glad for some good conversations with our friends and their beautiful brood of girls.

i was going to leave this morning for ohio and i got about a half hour away when my mom called me frantically and told me about the storm. i pulled off on rest stop, nursed cohen and talked to the state highway patrol. and we went back. shawn was supposed to go to Oklahoma today but his flight got cancelled. so it worked out.

we're chilling in the local coffee shop. good times. the music stinks here..."ghost busters" was just playing a second ago. seriously. in a coffee shop. so i would write more but it "Busted" the writing vibe..so look for a better, more interested post once i make it home, ok? i need to respond to many of you...thanks for your comments. and thanks for the Christmas ideas! i am already implementing several of them!

until then, friends...
kate