Seeing my Sister and Driving to MI!

My sister Dixie holding Daraby


Although this photo wasn't taken that night- I wanted to show you how Dara sucks her fingers.
She is in Tyler's arms- my nephew.

It was a relief to get to my sister's home. Bad weather makes me on edge and Andrew gets to hear my rants at other drivers and at his gawking which leads to his weaving into one lane or another. My sisters little guys were racing cars and Andrew always loves that kind of stuff.
Tyler showed us his new aquarium and fish. That is really neat and I hope they live. As a kid we had a big aquarium and I can't tell you how many fish died. We either overfed them, underfed them or they ate each other. Granted they are beautiful and so fun/peaceful to watch. They set up the aquarium in their bedroom. If I were one of the boys I watch the fish and fall asleep.
That night we enjoyed hanging out with Dixie, Dave and the boys. We ate a great laid back meal of sloppy joes. Dixie loves Daraby and helped me with bath time and feeding. Daraby just cuddles up with Dixie and dozed in and out. It was very calming! My sister and my mom have similar characteristics. They are so good about just sitting down and holding babies. They concentrate on the baby and the baby's needs. Between Andrew and I, he is the one to sit and cuddle with Dara while I run around trying to conquer my list. Throughout our home you'll find lists- lists on the fridge and on the counter that tell me what I want to accomplish that day. I also write down what I've done that day so I can look back at night and see what I've done. Pathetic, I know!
Thanks Dixie and Dave for putting us at last minute notice. Nothing like family dropping in on ya and getting ya up early.
On Dec. 21 we left early in the morning to drive onward to MI. Did I mention we drove in a blizzard? Yep! It was crazy snowy weather that made visibility terrible. In Iowa we saw horrific accidents that sent chills up my spine. A semi-trailer was on fire, countless vehicles were in the ditch and rolled over, one semi and trailer went down a deep ravine and smacked several trees, and cars slid way off the road and sat stuck out in pastures. One accident really freaked us out. In the median two pickups were smashed under a huge 5Th wheel camper while other vehicles were scattered through the side ditches-overturned. All those vehicles must have slid around together. It was at that point that we talked to Andrew's family. They said the weather was bad in MI and all events were closed that night. Although it was only 3 pm we decided it would be best to lay low so we got a room off the interstate and hunkered down for the night. It would have been great but Dara decided to scream for over an hour straight. I felt so bad for the people sleeping next to us. We headed out early the next morning and avoided seeing our sleepless neighbors. We arrived in MI the next day at 5 PM. We were right on time for supper- we couldn't have planned that better. While we were dating and soon after we were married we were usually late for his Mom's meals. We are try not to be tardy but sadly we usually are.