I arrived here safely around 3:45 (Central Time) despite the pouring rain that hit once I crossed the bridge into Arkansas. The entire trip was pretty good. I detoured through Radford on Saturday; I've never seen the place so quiet. Looks like part of Adams St is torn up. Had lunch at Sonic then Gizmo and I were on the go, not to stop again until Cookeville, TN.

Cookeville,a midway point in this long trek, is a town my parents and I have always stopped in. So, true to tradition, that's where I decided to stay the night. It only took two tries before I found a hotel that would take pets. Since it was around 7ish, I left Gizmo (with dinner of course) and went to find food of my own. We spent the rest of the night watching TV and cross-stitching (looking out the window and playing for Gizmo). I fell asleep early which allowed an early start the next morning; I was on the road by 8:30.

Monday was fairly uneventful. Traffic wasn't bad either day and I didn't have to go through Nashville or Memphis during rush hour. After I got here I just hung out with my family for the rest of the night.

Bruce (my brother) and I went out for a little last minute shopping this afternoon. His girlfriend came over later for dinner; entertainment was provided by the cats. At the moment my parents have 4 pets; 2 inside cats, and 1 dog and 1 cat, both of which live outside. Misty, the perisan they've had since we lived in Myrtle Beach, is the queen of the house. She could care less about the other cats as long as they stay away from her. Stormy is the baby, about the same age as Gizmo. Twice as big as Gizmo, but just a big baby. The 2 of them have been following each other around since we got here. It's pretty funny.

Since Bruce has so graciously graced us with his presence for the night (he has an apartment across town, but is staying here tonight) I guess I'd better go spent some time with him. And then I'm going to bed; doing nothing sure is tiring!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!