We drove back from Jim and Lynn's today.
It was nice to have a holiday with them. Their house is so pretty. It's one of those houses that a contractor built with a lot of nice materials but poor craftmanship, though. It's very poorly insulated, and the windows are drafty feeling. I hate to think what their utilities cost. It was built for warm weather, and it snowed 7 inches while we were there. No one could go anywhere.
A lovely (quite large) Japaneze Red Maple came down in the snow. I wanted Steve to help Jim try to right it, with hopes that it may live yet, but there was not enough time to do everything we wanted.
We had arrived just a few minutes late to get to a Christmas Eve program at their church, but Lynn was still doing her hair, so we went together, arriving a little after the service started. Bill had read that we were coming on my blog, so he knew, but Marge's face registered total surprise when Steve and I walked in with Lynn.
They had brought a really nice couple with them from Myrtle Beach who are from Holland.
He was an engineer, and is a really smart man. I totally enjoyed talking and joking with him. She is quite intelligent, too, and I had some really good talks and a good visit with her. We called them both Duchy.
Steve took me out once while we were there to do some small shopping. I wanted the after-Christmas bargains on decorations.
Of course, he had to go to Lowe's.
We didn't get to go to the local Goodwill, but he stopped at TWO of them for me on the way home. They have some strange policies in North Carolina for their workers and volunteers. They can't buy goods there. I wouldn't work or volunteer there. They have almost no volunteers, and I can see why.
I wonder what Renae will think when I tell her.
The roads were pretty clear until we got into the mountains. We then run into ice and snow on the roads, and it would have caused me to stop or stay only in the lane that had been cleared. We could only go about 10-15 mph, both because of the ice and the other cars and trucks. All of the rest areas were full of stopped travelers...cars, vans, 4-wheel drive vehicles, and tractor-trailers.
Steve didn't want to stop, and he got us home, but over two hours later than we expected.
We stopped in Jefferson City to get a chicken pot pie at the Colonel's, but I feel like I've swallowed a hot air balloon. My stomach hurts, I've eaten so much.
Lynn had so many delectable treats, and I just couldn't say no.
We got home, and Ronnie had been here. There were tracks in the driveway, so we could tell.
He called right away when he had seen us coming up the road. We got a report from him. It's good that someone was here to feed and care for the animals while we were gone.
Amy has caught whatever virus he had, and she's miserable.
I am so glad to be home, where I can take long baths and take my time to wash my hair. I didn't want to tie up the bathroom at Lynn's so long. They have two and a half baths.
Their house is really beautiful, and Lynn works herself to death keeping it squeeky clean and totally neat. I tried to get her to stop a while, but she wouldn't hear of it. They have small yards in their subdivision, but the houses are layed out nicely.
They have a really sweet house cat, and it made me miss Yoda.
I'm so totally tired, but I'll bet I don't rest much tonight. I've had too much excitement and travel.
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