The sunrise that greeted us at the beginning of our drive to Indiana on Thursday morning.

December 15, 2017 - Friday
27 degrees/partly cloudy/calm winds
Terre Haute, Indiana



We made it! After a somewhat tenuous beginning, the trip went smooth as silk.

With the temperatures below zero, there was plenty of slush on the road being thrown onto the windshield. When I tried the washers, nothing happened.

To make a long story short, we had to stop multiple times to clean the windshield by hand. Finally, we drove far enough south that the temperatures warmed. At one of our stops, I disconnected the hose and found that by either blowing or sucking on the thing I was able to free it from any obstructions. 

Sargie's gabbing away on her cell phone

 We arrived last night around 6:30 Eastern Time and found Mom standing outside, waiting for us. After hugs and kisses, we drove to the local Cracker Barrel for a good, "stick to your ribs" type of supper.

We must have "come 'round the mountain," because all three of us had chicken and dumplings.

For those not familiar, it's a paraphrase from the old folk song:

She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain

One of the verses goes:

"We'll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes..."

Mom's off to Indianapolis today to a symphony concert and a day of shopping. Sargie and I are about to embark on our own shopping trip here in Terre Haute. Other than several large big box stores, there is also a large mall just three blocks away. 

Time to get going. Those Christmas bargains aren't going to buy themselves!

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...

Bennett and Emerson... and of course, Santa!