Drive Time

We got up this morning and had a little monkey bread for breakfast courtesy of Jay and Sara.  It was a good visit though it was too short.  Andy was upset with me that we were not staying longer.  Natalie didn't want to leave either.  Jack would stay for days if it meant he could tend the chickens and collect their eggs.  I think it is pretty tough when your cousins who were your neighbors for nearly 4 years move away and suddenly you can't see them all the time.  So the kids are telling me we need to spend a week next time.  I don't know that Jay and Sara are ready for us to move in for a week but we do need to visit again and more often.  The drive time really isn't too bad.  I think the mileage is just over 200 between our driveway and theirs.  With speed limits of 80 mph it is a 2.5 hour trip.  That really isn't that bad. 

Speaking of drive time.  We had a great drive home.  Enjoyed some Neil Diamond hits and I shared a few random quotes from the movie Airplane with the kids.  "The fog is getting thicker!" "And Leon's getting larger!"  Good times.  We got home in time to change and run over to the singles ward for sacrament meeting and their Christmas program.  It was quite good and I was glad we were their for that. 

Had dinner with the folks tonight.  That is something we usually do prior to the kids leaving for Alaska.  A nice Sunday dinner and visit with the folks.  They gave the kids their Christmas gifts tonight and they were all quite excited about what they received.  We had a good visit.  Now it is pack and clean time as we hit the road Tuesday morning for Vegas.  The kids fly out just before noon.  A little more drive time coming our way.