Brief Vacation

For some reason the public kudos the blog has received tend to coincide with family vacations. Blog usage goes up and I'm unable to post anything new and in-depth to dazzle the new readers. True to form, the blog makes a list of state-based blogs just a day or so before my family goes out of town to visit friends and relatives over the kids' spring break.

Contrary to reports of declining travel, our flight was full each way. On the trip home the stewardess asked all veterans and active duty service members to raise their hands and everyone applauded them. It was a nice gesture. The rental car company offered us a Prius for an extra $5.00 per day. It was an unexpected opportunity to try out a hybrid and what we paid in the extra fee was offset by gas savings. I still think the rear window needs to be larger to allow for a better view of what's going on behind the car. The silent ride took some getting used to but is actually kind of cool.

We hadn't seen that branch of the family in a couple of years so it was wonderful to catch up and see how all the kids had grown. Of course, we traded info on the books we've been reading and movies we've seen. Throw in a few rounds of Whoonu and a whole lot of food and that pretty much covers it. We got home around 5 p.m. and have been trying to get caught up on the mail and the papers, get groceries for the week, find that field trip permission form, do laundry, and so on, to get everyone up to speed for the regular routine tomorrow.

Hope everyone had a good holiday weekend, whichever holiday, if any, you celebrate.