Friday has gotten here and Heather and Lauren are slowly getting their stuff together to reload the van. They didn't spread out very much so it won't take them too long. It's more about showers and hair dryers and make-up than it is packing. Although Lauren has a "certain way" that stuff needs to go in the van. The van is huge. It is a Dodge Pro-Master 1500 and they fill it with all of their gear, two motorcycles, and a mountain bike for her to use as a fitness trainer.

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And now it is Saturday. We got busy around here and I had to leave the blog and get other things done and just never got back to you. Sorry.

The kids did get packed and on the road. They only had an hour and a half to travel yesterday because they were only going as far as Julie's house. But they made it safely and by all accounts and pictures I've seen this morning, they've had a good visit.  Julie has the two dogs and I guess Lauren hasn't left them alone for a moment. She was so looking forward to playing and snuggling with their new puppy.

It is a cloudy morning and we had a pretty good little thunderstorm about 0200 hrs. It is supposed to be scattered rain etc through the weekend. We are heading to Crawfordsville, IN later today. We will meet Heather and Lauren up there this afternoon. Lauren has a big race up there tomorrow which was the purpose of this trip. There are about a dozen members of the family that are  going to the race. Unfortunately, Crawfordsville is in the path north of us to get the rain and storms after they have passed through here. We are all hoping it won't be too wet during the race. I don't think they would cancel the race, but it would sure be miserable for both riders and spectators.

I see the birds have emptied several feeders up here by the sunporch again. They will just have to deal with what is there until I get back home tomorrow evening . This morning I have other things to get done such as packing a quick over night bag and putting some stuff in the car for the trip. We did fill the hummingbird feeders again yesterday so they are good to go. And --- all of the other feeders around in the yard are fairly full.

I hope you have a most blessed weekend and if it isn't a sunny day outside --- get in touch with God, it will brighten your day regardless. Peace.