Weekend Mission Success

Saturday morning the sirens were going off in our little part of the world at 4:30 in the morning.

We were on the road before 8 during a lull in the storms.

As we hauled over the Mississippi River, I kept looking at the traffic backed up on the other side because of an accident going East into town. Whew, so glad we aren't stuck in that! We barrelled on a few miles, so GLAD we aren't stuck in that. Then Elaine had a melt down. I pulled off to rearrange and figure that out--making sure her appendix wasn't bursting. We went to get back on the Interstate and there was no West-bound ramp.

Yep. We had to head East-bound, back into Memphis to turn around, sucked into the whole traffic jam. By the time we made it back across the river, rearranged again, and got ourselves re-buckled, the sirens were going off in town.

We hit the road and made it North to St. Louis, where the weather was perfection.
And they ran off for the park, and Ann and I were able to sit down and have a conversation.



And then we played and ate and played.

And walked the dog.

Alida is a bit in love with Ranger.

And Sunday afternoon, when it was time to head South, the kids didn't take it all that well.

It was likely our last visit to our friends in St. Louis since next time we'll be visiting them in Dallas. We can't wait and wish them well with the move.