Bloogity-Blibbidy-Bloo

That's all it takes...one phrase said in a crazy voice while making a crazy face and all 3 of my kids run away, screaming, including the 'old' one. It really makes me laugh.

We made it to Georgia after the 30 hour flight. We did our best to stay awake until 7pm the first night we were in the States, but we only made it to 5pm. We woke up at 5am, ready to go, but no one was open yet. We had to wait for the breakfast place to open, wait for the rental car company to open, and then we were on our way. We finally had Chick-Fil-A for lunch. It was just as good as we remembered it being! We made it to Mamaw's house and were ready for bed by 7pm. We all woke up at 430am. The kids enjoyed it because Mamaw always wakes up early and she gave them all hot chocolate. Who am I to argue with the grandmother? Pop stocked up on ice cream. Apparently the kids were given ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and one dinner. Well, after they ate Mamaw's good Korean food, THEN they ate ice cream. Josh still wants to marry a 'good cooker like Mamaw.' Caylea doesn't know if she'll want Korean food for a very long time. She said she's kind of burnt out on it. Unfortunately, we all ate until we hurt the 2 weeks we were there. We had a great visit with all of that side of the family, including Jana. We got to go to her school carnival. It reminded me why we home school.

Joe and I had the opportunity to go to a B&B for a night. That was great. I hate that every time we switch environments, we all get a little cold. It was my turn that week, but God is good. He shows you how to fight those things, and the cold only lasted a few days instead of weeks on end.

Josh and Pop have matching cowboy hats and cowboy boots now, and they both eat a LOT of ice cream. I think Josh has grown an inch since we got here. We left Georgia in the midst of the big snow storm. They hadn't seen that much snow in 9 or 10 years. Snow follows us. So does rain, apparently.

Sections of I-85 were closed, cars were literally piled up on the side of the roads. It really was crazy to see. We left Germany with 6 inches of snow on the ground and we were still driving around, hardly a wreck to be seen. In the south, if you get more than an inch of snow, people forget how to drive. CRAZY!!!

We made it to Virginia on Josh's 9th birthday, which also happens to be Valentine's Day. We found a Japanese steakhouse, which was his request, and then we checked in to our hotel. It's a nice hotel. We spent the day swimming with the kids in the indoor pool and just enjoying each other's company. I have to say that Josh is a really good boy. I've never met a boy who is more careful around little children or more sharing with little ones. He just doesn't like it when they slobber on his toys. He's taken to walking by and smacking whoever is in the way. By "smacking," I mean whacking on the leg or wherever he is closest to whacking. He does it with this huge grin on his face. It reminds me of someone...oh, me. :)

We have 3 weeks of home schooling to do before we head to Texas to visit my side of the family. The two sides have something in common, though...a love of God and an intense liking of ice cream. :)