Hey there. . . . . . .we are finally here at Daniels and it sure seems good to see him in his own surroundings and see his life here in ND.

This morning I asked Daniel what I could help him with, laundry; vacuuming his truck and washing it; packing for the trip; and he said, "mom just relax and enjoy a bit of a vacation." Then Jacqueline piped in and said, "come on Daniel, you know mom. . . . " with that comment I just laughed. She is so right. I am busy, busy, busy and its hard to find yourself with nothing to do, its so out of the norm for me. I did manage to do a small load of dishes, and a couple of loads of laundry, take a quiz and finish and assignment for my class and am now trying to relax. Its rather hard with a 15 month old crusing through this apartment getting into anything and everything she can. Its amazing how fast this girl is. WHEW wish I had her energy. The kids did great on the drive out but they sure are tired today. Its really their bedtime but the sun is shinging brightly and though our body clocks are an hour ahead its awfully hard to tuck them in with the sun out.

We had dinner with a couple from Daniels church tonight. What a great time and were well fed and cared for. I am so thankful Daniel has great friends to love on him and care for him here, and I know they will also love Elizabeth and make her feel right at home.

The area is beautiful and its nice to see that all the snow they received 2 weeks ago, over 2 ft, is now GONE! We have traveled in and out of ND and MN all day long. Weird to be so close to another states border but kind of cool too.

We will be traveling home Sunday afternoon after dinner. Not sure yet if we will stop and spend the night or just make straight for home. Depends on the kids. I bought two new movies today at Walmart for the trip home. It was rather enjoyable watching a movie in the car on the way out, certainly took my mind off the busy traffic.

Hey kiddos, back home, if you read this I surely miss you all and love you deeply. Thanks for taking such good care of everything and everyone!