Almost Home

We're all so tired but I think Speck has the best way of expressing himself. We arrived at the hotel near Memphis shortly after 5 p.m. Speck went straight to the bed and every time I tried to pick him up, he rolled over on his back so it's almost impossible to get him off the bed. That hotel in Lake Charles was possibly the noisiest place I have ever stayed. Seems like every door that closed on Floor #1, #2, #3 or #4 shook the entire hotel. The first couple of nights, there was a group of about 20 teens and they were up and down the halls . . running and slamming doors til wee hours of the morning. I was once a teen and then I was sometimes a chaperone on youth group trips so I wasn't about to complain. The third night they were gone and we were so happy to have some peace and quiet. NOT! The elevator went out and our room was right next to the stairs. One morning before daylight, there was a woman/man fist fight with lots of screaming and hollering in the parking lot right outside our window. But last night had to been the worst. We set the clock for 5:45 and went to bed at 10:30 so we would get a good night's sleep. Didn't happen. I can almost always fall asleep before my head hits the pillow . . unless there's a lot on my mind and last night there was so much on my mind. I kept tossing and turning, Vince was already asleep and snoring so finally around midnight I got up and went to the sofa. The last time I looked at the clock, it was 1:30 and I still wasn't asleep. There was so much door slamming and running in the halls. I finally fell asleep and at 2:10 Vince woke up and realized I was not in bed so he comes in the living room and wakes me up to see if I need anything. Do I look like I need anything? I am sleeping!! Never went to sleep again. Chad had spent the night at mom's and we told her we'd be there at 7 a.m. to get him and I knew he wouldn't be up and dressed til 7 so we got there on time to get him and we had said our goodbyes and were on the road by 7:30. We drove about 10 hours today and will have a bit over 5 hours to go tomorrow . . piece of cake! I drove the last 3 hours of the trip and had to turn my "Cookie & The Cupcakes" CD up full blast to stay awake. We'll all get a good night's rest and be ready for the short trip home tomorrow. Owensboro and my little house will look really, really good! :) Judy L.