A Visitor From The East

Our original plans were to drive to Erie today and bring Sue's dad back to spend Christmas with us in Kent. When we listened to the weather forecasts on Friday, they were calling for single digit temps with lots of snow and high winds along the lakeshore. Our trip along I-90 was going to take us through the heart of the bad weather. So Sue called Howard and we made arrangements to "collect" him, as my British friends say, yesterday (Sunday). It was very cold, but sunny and we had no travel problems at all. We got to Erie, packed Howard's baggage, etc., and even with a stop for lunch on the way home, we were back in Kent by roughly 2:00 pm.

Our weather here has been cold ( 0 deg. , -20 wind chills), but not much snow. To the north, the predictions of 6-8 inches of snow were accurate. We are glad that we don't have to travel today.

Kris and Mark are arriving tomorrow. They have been spending a couple of days in a rented cabin near Hocking Hills State Park. Their dog, Sammy, is coming along. Our big Christmas dinner is planned for Wednesday night. Mike and Kim will be here too. It will be fun.

On Thursday, Mike and Kim will being going to visit Kim's family. The rest of us will be winding down and maybe taking in a movie in the afternoon.

On Friday, Kris and Mark are going to Hamilton to be with Mark's family and we will be taking Sue's dad to the Cleveland airport to fly down to be with the Tennessee Moomys and Meadors.

After that, we'll plan a day to visit with my mom and my aunt Esther. Then it will be time to get serious about packing the motorhome for our trip to Florida. Departure will either be on January 3rd or 4th. We've seen enough snow to remind us what it is, but we are ready for warm tempertures and sandy beaches.