Day 6

Well, we're here in KC. We made it. Yeah! I forgot Hubby has a laptop here, so I'm typing in the dark while Little Sissy naps (the fun of staying in a hotel). Daddy took Big Sissy swimming for a while. She is SO excited to see him. She's also back to loving Howdy Doody...weird. She loved him about this time last year, and then I didn't hear much about him for several months. All of a sudden she wants to take him everywhere. All the older people here (those who actually know who Howdy Doody is) are cracking up b/c she helps him walk everywhere we go, he sat with us at the breakfast table, etc. The trip turned out to be pretty good. We got on the road about 10:30. That's a little later than I wanted to leave, but I figured that was a pretty realistic time. We stopped at McDonalds in Columbia for lunch and stayed about an hour and a half. I couldn't seem to get my stroller open, which might have something to do with the suitcases being piled on top of it. It's probably all bent up...so I had to carry Little Sissy. That's been the only snafu so far, trying to figure out how to carry her and a tray full of food or carry her and help Big Sissy go potty and wash her hands, etc. Anyway, the nice long break was great for Big Sissy. No one really napped in the van, so they both fell asleep about 6:45 p.m. as we were on our way to visit some friends in Lee's Summit (the MO side of KC). It was so great to see our friends. I used to work with her at Covenant, and they have a 9-month old baby boy I had never even met. I love catching up with friends! This afternoon we're going to go visit a "farmstead" here. As much as Big Sissy loves animals, she's never been to a real farm. We're excited to see all the farm animals. One other weird thing about being in a hotel room is that I actually went to bed at 10:30 last night. I haven't gone to bed before 2 a.m. in at least a month. I didn't really want to sit in the hall by myself, though, so I thought I'd try to go to sleep with everyone else. I woke up a lot, hearing all Little Sissy's noises and Hubby's terrible snoring, but I feel really great today. Hmmm... Signing off for now. Praise God for a safe trip!