The Road Home / That is all.
Parting is such sweet sorrowAfter sleeping in a little at Grandma's we woke up and had fresh breakfast around the kitchen table again. We debriefed Grandpa on the events of the evening over eggs. After breakfast we packed up and headed home. The freeway between Vegas and Barstow is always littered with the remains of lesser cars, and we have been lucky enough to always drive past them. We stopped in Baker to get some gyros that had been advertised on many roadside billboards, but otherwise drove straight home. Vacation was over and we just wanted to see Sherbert.
Smiling Gramps and Jon6 hours later we made it to Fresno. We first stopped by the post office to grab all the mail, then stopped by Chris' apt to pick up our keys and truck. Steph lost her keys somewhere between Colorado and Utah, so we needed the set we left with Chris. Upon arrival at our apartment, we discovered 15 newspapers laying on the doorstep. I know I called to cancel the paper, but I guess the paperboy never got the message. Opening the door Sherb was very happy to see us, and very hot. We soon discovered that he was out of food and water, and that his box was more full than I have ever seen. We immediately saw to his needs, but he didn't immediately take advantage of them, so I guess he wasn't too bad off. I had set the AC to 87 when I left, so the heat wasn't immediately worrying, but when I tried to change it to a more reasonable temperature, I discovered that the AC wasn't working at all. It was 116 in Fresno, 95 in the apartment and we were cooking. The apartment manager said someone would be out to fix it the next day, but it's the next day, and they're not here yet.
Our sweet baby......We had a great trip, over 7000 miles. It's been an odyssey. You've seen it all with us, and you know it's been fun.
That is all.
posted by Jon at 11:41 AM
1 Comments:
Wow--7,000 miles! That is really a trip to remember. I can't imagine how much you spent on fuel for the car! How is "Green", by the way? So glad you made it home safely. Hope the AC is OK by now. Was Sherb really OK? I imagine you have some laundry to catch up with. Good thing you'll be coming over this wkend! Dad's jaw is much better, but still has to take tylenol at times for the discomfort. (Hurts to chew, yawn,etc.). The county fair opens on Friday--but with this heat, I'm not sure I'm willing to go out in it. In today's paper, Dad was unpleasantly surprised to find out that 3 elderly people on his route that he knows and talks to pretty routinely have died this past wkend from the heat. Their small apts have no AC, and one very nice man was blind and lived alone.
Upon returning from a long trip with so much excitement, it often happens that after you unpack and settle in, one can have a spell of the "blues". You've been in high gear for so long, and all of a sudden, you come to a sudden stop. (for those of you who are young enough to remember the cartoon rallying cry: "Have no fear, Underdog is here!"). Keep in mind the celebration (of sorts) when you come to our house! Looking forward to seeing you and giving you both big hugs! Much Love--
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