Bristow to Darien, Through Rain and Sleet

Girls Cooling It in the Basement

Jill, Evie, and Jill's sister in law, Carrie

The Two Faces of Christmas

Up around 6:00, as we hope to  get off to Darien by 8:00 at the latest.  We are hoping the roads will not be icy, just wet, perhaps slush or sleet, and rain.  It's hard to tell as the weather people are so dramatic, talking about only the worst possibilities.  It's seven hours for us to Darien, #15 to #78, to #287, to #87, to #287, to Tappan Zee Bridge, to Merritt Parkway to Darien, I think!  From the CI webcam, it looks like Chautauqua has gotten around six inches of snow, more to come.

We had a lazy day yesterday, not doing much of anything, other than hanging out with the kids.  Jill was not feeling great early on so she stayed in bed a good part of the day.  Because it was so terrible outside, my sister decided it was not worth coming over for a visit, a smart decision as it was nasty on the roads.  It's the kind of day where you did not want to go anywhere, just sit back and relax. The kids watched a movie, Zorro, during part of the afternoon, and Drew and I went off to Buffalo Wings, the local sports bar around 4:00, for a few beers, as we were bored with no games on TV.

For dinner, Evie made up the girls' favorite soup, corn and potatoes and bacon chowder, and we had it with left over prime rib and mashed potatoes.  Every one has a post Christmas hangover, a result of the excitement of the day before, not too much alcohol.  We looked for other movies to watch together as a family but its difficult to please both adults and children. We ended up watching A Christmas Memory, based on a Truman Capote short story.  Slow at first but it became much better towards the end and the girls seemed to like it.  The girls were very tired despite sleeping in, so they went to bed with no complaint, especially Halle who loves her knew bed.