Vacation 9 (The Journey Home)

We left Shohola at 430pm on Sunday .... our original plan was to drive 4 hours to Hanover, PA and then stay overnight with my sister ... then continuing the journey home on Monday. However, there was a HUGE storm system spanning from Alabama to NewHampsire .... all rain, but on Sunday night and Monday it was forcasted to bring ice and snow with the cold front that was pushing this storm system to the north east. So .... we made the decision to continue our drive ... to leave Shohola and head home to Tennessee.

The children watched movies and chattered .... and ultimately fell asleep (Cherub 4 and Cherub 5 above) .....

Cherub 6 struggled to stay awake until midnight ... he was talking big about staying up all night .... then it was midnight and he was SO pleased (photo above) to be the Last Child Awake ... but at 12:11am he was sawing Zzzzz's with everyone else. HA !!

We pulled into our driveway at 4:15am ... I called my sister to tell her we were home, and she said they were having terrible wind and that the ice had coated everything pretty thickly. Thank goodness we did not stop there ... that would have made for a messy departure from PA, and possibly a risky trip home to TN across the roads in PA, WV, VA, and upper TN.

At last ... we are home again ... safe and sound. HOME SWEET HOME !!

We slept until 10am this morning, and now are unpacking and getting settled here at home again .... we will resume our school lessons tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone in Maryland, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, and Connecticut for making our trip fantastic. We had a truly grand time .... and we love you !!