Not Snowbirds; Just February Travelers

It is another January, and we are loading the car for a trip south. The snow has been blowing and swirling all day with little accumulation. It's just cold and dark. So this journey to Florida will be very timely. Red and I have never really been on this type of vacation before ... leisurely with no commitments of any kind. He has meetings in Ft. Meyers, and then we'll be at Pass-A-
Grille for two weeks. Then to Jason's. Then to Brad's in Oklahoma. I'll be posting some pictures so that Tali and Owen won't be forgetting us!

I have loaded the car with good intentions. Projects for the month. Bible study books and a journal. A whole cloth quilt. A personalized ABC book for the kiddos. Things for Jason. Grama made him a quilt for his 4oth birthday. It's soooooo pretty, from Hawaiian prints that Bonney sent. I think he'll like it.

Red always does ALL the driving. It is a control thing with him. However, this year I am making a plea that he shares the highway time. I am more than capable, just ask Patti and Joanne. I usually drive on road trips with them. I mean, so what if I ran over a lawn mower in the garage or backed into the mailbox!? That doesn't mean I can't function on the interstates.

I love winter in the Midwest, though. It is a quiet time with lots of snuggling under the blankets and quilts. Popcorn and pizza. Movies. Ballgames. Soup and homemade bread. I don't have to get out in the subzero temps, Red shovels all the walks and blows the driveway. Snowman making and snow angels. I used to love to cross country ski, but haven't done that for awhile.
So in a way, I hate to leave. But a change of pace is always good. A sort of widening of the horizons. I am looking forward to a bunch of good days. Keep us in your prayers. For those of you who read Girltalk, I am doing the fasting one meal a week. Are you?