There And Back

Home again, home again, jiggity-jig, after yet another active, fun day.  Got up north about 10 and we left an hour or so later after the boys got there.  As ever, it took five hours to get to the far north, but as ever, it was worth it by far.
The higher up we went, the more snow we saw and by the time we got to J. an N.'s, there was--were?--fourteen inches on the ground.  Very picturesque, but hardly what we wanted to see.
The boys ran in and were happy to be reunited with their other two "brothers," there with the grandparents, Joe and Sue.  All together, we had a wonderful second Christmas.  Kids, gifts, and wrappings filled the living room, along with happy chatter and laughs.  The two matched pairs--J. and J. and R. and T. were so glad to see each other and Caesar, the big fat hen, was sacrificed for dinner.  Our hostess thought he was tough, so put some pizzas in the oven, too, but the guest enjoyed the chicken.  (It's my theory that homegrown fowl probably are a bit denser--"tougher"--than store bought because the commercial variety is full of chemicals and stuff to make them unnaturally tender.)
After a riotous time out in the country, we drove into town for the night to the motel we've used before.  Slept well, got up and dressed, intending to go back up to more fun with the boys, when we opened the door to--aagh!
More snow, about another four inches already and it kept coming down.
Called to tell them we'd better get on our way and left after breakfast at the Wellsboro Diner. 
It was pretty hairy getting home, but my son-in-law is an excellent driver, and we made it, although it took about an hour longer than usual.  As we drove south, the snow got lighter and lighter and finally turned to rain once we hit Jersey.  I drove home from their place and arrived to find that even the rain had stopped.
What a wonderful birthday/Christmas season I had, one of my best yet.  Love being with family, especially the children, and even more especially, my darling daughters.  Hope there'll be many more such times to come and I'm confident there will be.