On the road again...

We spend so much time on the road! With family in Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and Maryland, it's a pretty big deal any time we try to work in a visit. And that's BEFORE you add any kids in the mix. lol

Today, we're headed to Kentucky. We routed through Birmingham to return H to her dad, first. Luckily, making the trip through B'ham only adds about 30 minutes to the trip overall. We found this out, originally, when I was living in Mississippi still and JP was in Georgia. We would often head up to Kentucky for a weekend and B'ham was a great mid-point to meet up and caravan together. Of course, there were also times that we would find a secure location to park my truck and I'd just hop in with him. Good times. Needless to say, we put a lot of miles on our vehicles. (I think I may have put close to 35,000 on the Jeep alone, since January.)

But back to today... We are driving though Tennessee right now. In just over an hour we will reach our destination - Bowling Green, KY - to visit with both sides of JPs family for Thanksgiving.

The three kids we have left with us are at their ever-lovin' wits end. They're bored. They're tired. And they're apparently allergic to silence. JP and I were talking earlier about actually looking forward to the teenage years. Ya' know... that age where we have to DRAG them with us anywhere, so in their emo-sulky-ness, they'll just sit back with their music in their headphones and close their eyes. And, of course, I'm sure we will regret these days passing... We'll look back and remember when... At least, that's what *they* say. ROFLMAO Frankly, I think *they* are nuts. ;0)

So, here we sit in Nashville traffic... Contemplating silence... And trying to remember what the hell it sounds like...