Saturday at 3:00am we left for the Spokane Airport with Travis and Kelly. It was snowing as we left and it snowed all the way there. The plows were not out yet and the wind was howling cross-ways. The roads were a mess from Moscow to Pullman and then it really got bad. From Colfax to Rosalia we were drift busting at times and I kept thinking about G & G and Charlie taking this same trip to catch a plane to Denver when Brant and Leslie got married. If I remember it right, Grandma had some rather harsh words for Grandpa and Charlie saw a new side to the Zirker family. I must say, Mom held up pretty well except when I started driving on he wrong side of the road because the show plows had plowed that side but not ours (I wasn't too worried about traffic at 3:00am). Anyway, we got them there on time and then drove to that gas station just out of Spokane and slept for an hour until it started getting light. We headed for home about 7:00am and the roads weren't much better. We made it about 10:30am.
Today the temperature is 40 degrees and the snow is melting like mad. The streets are a slushy mess and water is running everywhere. It's nice to see it melt and get back to some semblance of normal.
We hope you all had a nice Christmas. We enjoyed having Matt, Kimbre, Travis and Kelly. We thank you for your gifts and calls.
Tonight we are just sitting here reading. I asked Mom what she wanted to do for New Years Eve and I guess it will be rather quiet.
We love you all.
Dad and Mom
