Through the woods, and over the hills...

... to Dad's Place I go!
Misty Blue knows the way
to make my day!

Imagine the Joy, ooooooh...

Through the woods, and over the hills,
To Dad's Place I go.

(sung to the melody of Over the River and Through the Woods)


Alright, I know that it isn't original... but it does express how I felt driving from Pulaski County to Oregon County, yesterday.

I awakened at about 1:00 a.m., after having slept for several hours. I thought to myself, "How do I best use this time?"

The answer was obvious... I have several tasks coming up this week at work... some of them with tightly-scheduled deadlines on Monday... "So," I thought, "knock a couple out now, and enjoy Monday as you should."

With that thought, I rushed into the office; worked for a few hours... went back to bed.

Since Dad had gone to Kentucky to check on Aunt Mae, I wasn't going to be able to connect with him this weekend... what to do? what to do?

Aha! My grand-niece Amari is visiting her nana (Sis Jan)... and I haven't had the opportunity to see her, yet. Let me call that bundle of joy and excitement!

Dialing... Ringing... Hello? My I speak with Amari, please?

Amari: Hello?
Me: Hello, beatiful! How are you?
Amari: Fine.
Me: What are you doing today?
Amari: I don't know. (she checks with Nana)
Me: When are you going to visit me?
Amari: I don't know. (she checks with Nana... I hear her asking her nana when is she going to visit Uncle Chris...)
Me: Well, may I visit you?
Amari: Yeah!
Me: Ok, let me speak with Justis. (Amari is Justis' younger sibling)
...

After a beautiful drive on a beautiful spring day (and 150 miles later), I arrived in their town.