New Map

Just adding onto what Mom said.
I put a box in the mail to Monty and Jackie's house with goodies for the girls and little stuff for Monty, Jackie, and Mom and Dad. We love you all.

McPherson's adventure continues

They made it to Gallup, NM last night. I called at nine this morning and they were near Flagstaff, AZ getting ready to turn NORTH, finally. I Googled mapped their way and it said 18 more hours of driving to get here. My stars, it is a fer piece from Tampa to here.

They saw a little snow in OK and she said a dusting this morning but blue sky for now. I just went to K-Mart and got them gloves, they boys at least.

They should soon be on the one last highway that lead all the way to Spokane. Well, it merges with 90 so I guess the number does change near Butte, MT. Whatever, they are making it.

Christmas 07

Toys for who?
I'm sure I'm on Jackie's list for posting the picture so get the 'rest of the story' from her.
Princess PJs with princesses inside.

Another day on the road for the McPs

Cheri called and they were getting close to Amarillo, TX. I am sure they are there by now. I could not get to the computer right away because Grand daughters were watching 'school' on it.

They hope to press on to Gallup, NM, just a few miles east of Arizona, to spend the night. Brave souls. We are getting even more excited to see them.

So, here is our little table all tricked out:
Steamed Broccoli
Jumbo Black Olives, and the Mini Pickles were hot and Spicy- really good!
The gravy was good, but I've made better.
The brined turkey I'll do again for sure.
Whole Grain Stuffing with Water Chestnuts and Pepperoni was fabulous
Mashed baby reds (butter and sour cream the only additions)
Cranny Berry relish from Haggen I love their stuff
The Peach Spritzer was tart and refreshing
The apricot cookies under the glass dome are a recipe from Taste of home and were great.

We ate and ate. Craig ate till he was full, then went on to eat till he was tired.
We then went to see Alien vs Predator-Requiem and it was stupid and lame. We laughed and laughed. Not what the writers of a horror movie probably had in mind.
Then we came home and had pumpkin pie.
Craig raved and raved about the food, he always makes me feel so good.

That was the perfect part.

The only snag is what you see below. While I was re-arranging things I accidentally tripped walking by the tree. I fell into it and then when it fell I fell ONTO it. Craig was napping and it woke him up and scared him to death. He came and pulled me out of the tree, and helped me clean up the mess. (But not before I had some photos). Years ago, I had a tree fall over in spectacular fashion, scattering broken ornaments all over my formal living room (the grey house with the pool). I neglected to take photos then, and regretted it.

McPhersons on the move

The latest is that they arrived in OK City at four this evening.

Good map C but they are staying south for another day before they cut north. They are going through Albuquerque, NM. A little longer but that is the plan unless they change their minds after getting a weather report on Joyce's computer tonight. They are all fine. No more long stops until they arrive in Spokane.

It is snowing here right now.

Eyeballing it

I wanted a map and a graph to show all of Cheri's blog friends, and I thought I'd share it here too. Google maps is so cool. You type in where you are leaving from and going to, and it will plan a route for you.

If you don't like the route, grab the line and drag it to the cities you want to visit. The directions will also change accordingly. How cool is that?

I don't know what color their suburban is, but red showed up the best.

Much Love,

C

McPhersons on the go

Cheri just called from just out side Little Rock, AK. They are doing fine. It is 150 miles to the border of OK and then on to OK City. They got their tire fixed, for a small fee, and are good to go until they can buy snow tires at a Les Schwab.

McPherson up date

They are safely in Tenn. where they will spend Christmas Eve with some special friends Steve, and Branda. They will leave Christmas morning for Oklahoma City to see Cheri's cousin Joyce. Then the next day it is the drive HOME to Washington as fast as they can. Pray for good weather. Mom

McPhersons are on the way!!

Cheri called from Birmingham, Alabama where they stopped for the night. They are all fine. The kids did well on the first long day of the trip. Tomorrow will be a shorter day of travel. Then they will stap put for Christmas Eve. Then Christmas Day tehy travel to OK City and then head on toward WAshington and Home. Mom