23 December, 2009

i had hoped

to sign off today with christmas greetings, pack my bags and head out to visit family in central iowa.


this map has changed all that.....
tim did pack his bag, but headed west, to work, (confusing charlie who'd been told he'd be going to see grandma and what else does the suitcase mean but road trip!?) where he will be probably til friday....

there have been a flurry of phone calls - should we?? can we?? will you?? our plans have been postponed. we'll make the trip next weekend. christmas will come and go this year via phone calls. once, long ago, we opted to think we could beat the weather and spent christmas eve in a motel in hutchinson, mn. as much as we look forward to gathering with family, these days we just don't risk being on the road in bad weather.

i have plans to clean a couple closets, catch up on some reading, nap. it will be the perfect time to do the paperwork for a couple garden club awards. i hope you'll all be warm and dry for the next few days.....

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm so glad u are waiting until next week.I'm that old mom that would pace the floor until you walked thru the back door.

bethany said...

Oh, I'm so disappointed for you! I'm sure a nice few days at home will be lovely, but it's always so sad to have your Christmas plans disrupted due to the weather. :( Darn that snow!

Merry Christmas to you and yours! I'm so happy to have "met" you through blogland and hope for many more posts to read over here! :)

P.S. Incase I forget, happy new year as well! :)