We are back

So, we are back from Akron, where we spent a wonderful Christmas with our family. I already miss them. We played games, ate, laughed, slept, watched movies together, played some poker and so on. We were missing Dad for sure but, considering, it was still an ok Christmas because our family was together.

We always drive back from Akron on 23 north past Ann Arbor and every time, I get the urge to just keep driving. Not to stay away from Lansing or to shirk responsibility, but just to see some trees. We'd drive up north and find some cottage to rent for a couple days where there's no internet or cell phone service. We'd talk walks in the pine woods and show Jaden what we know of various animal droppings etc... We'd take our time on the way back, skip the main roads and look at houses that we could never afford. Houses with little ravines, and creeks and of course trees surrounding it. Smoke coming out of the chimneys. It would be nice. But, we are called to be in the world were we are at right now, which is just fine with us. It was good to see Melissa and talk to JR and Tricia and joke with Phil and talk music with Joel today. We are back.