Got back late last night, actually this morning, from Alabama. Last Wednesday (11/21) we had Alex’s Thanksgiving program at preschool, and after it was over we picked up Missy and took off for Birmingham (after getting new windshield wipers. It rained from home all the way to Tennessee.) We drove straight through, stopping a few times to eat and for potty breaks and gas and made it by about 1:00 am. It went OK until near the AL state line, where Alex woke up not feeling good, crying, with goopy eyes and snotty nose and saying his mouth (throat) hurt, and I was thinking it was a mistake to go because they’ve been sick. But Jim passed last Saturday and Judy wanted us all there for TG, and after getting the kids to bed they were fine in the morning. Thursday we stayed mostly at home with Judy, and Pam and Marve and Ted arrived Thursday evening. We had a nice TG dinner Friday. Saturday we did a little touring of the development where Judy lives, looking at some of the houses, watched some football (the Missouri-Kansas game...excellent). Sunday the others left early, and I think Judy didn’t want to be alone, so we went out for late breakfast at IHOP before we left. We got on the road by ~11:00 and seemed to make lousy time. It rained all the way home.