Christmas Day

After a nice Christmas Eve with Rita's family (Rita got a lot of nice presents but we didn't get any, of course no one ate Ginette so that was a good thing) and a nice quiet Christmas morning, we had a loooooong afternoon and evening!

Our flight was supposed to leave at 7:21 pm, then it was delayed because a computer had to be rebooted,

then the plane had to be de-iced, then another mechanical problem,

then the flight crew was running out of time and had to be changed,

then another crew was canceled, then the flight was canceled,

then we were sent to the next flight that had a stop over in Lansing,

then Rita changed to another flight that was non-stop (everyone else was later sent to that flight also),

then finally we got into Madison, WI at 11:20 pm (12:20pm Detroit time) and our luggage arrived at 12:15 am,

then, of course, the car rental offices closed at 9pm on Christmas Day,

so then we had to get a taxi (the shuttles had stopped running at 10pm) to a hotel (Comfort Inn) and

then it was 12:45am!

We got to bed by 1:30am and up at 6:30am to take the shuttle back to the airport to pick up the rental car. Finally got to the Super 8 in Columbus, WI a few minutes to 9am

Lot's of snow here in Wisconsin.

More later.

Merry Christmas Everyone

We're having a white Christmas here in Michigan. Tomorrow we leave for Columbus, WI (near Madison).

Remember, do not eat gingerbread cookies this holiday season.

Stay warm.

Raff & Ginette

Greetings from Kearney

This is our new friend, GM Bryan Johnson, of the Super 8. This picture was taken in the lobby of the hotel.

Most of the freezing rain missed us here. Tomorrow we go back to Michigan, or at least we will try, another winter storm might delay us.

Snow in Kearney

We had snow 2 days ago, about 4 inches. Today we're waiting for freezing rain and ice. Hope we can get home Saturday without too much trouble - hope it's between the storms.

Here are some pictures of Kearney. The hotel is very nice, big comfy bed, lots of cable channels, Waffles, biscuits & sausage gravy, oatmeal, danish, toast , juice, coffee, etc for breakfast. The staff is very friendly.

Colder in Kearney, MO

We've been in Kearney, MO now for a couple days. Rita went to eat at a BBQ place Friday night but didn't take us! Yesterday the weather was in the 50's but this afternoon the temperature dropped about 40 degrees - it's about 18 right now.

Kearney is about 30 miles from Kansas City. There's the older downtown and then the newer places closer to the highway. Very nice Super 8 with coffee and cookies (no gingerbread, thank you).

Speaking of gingerbread, this is always a tough time of year for Ginette, as she was the only one of her family to survive the last holiday season. So please be sensitive if you leave comments.

Rita hasn't taken any pictures yet. The last two days have been very busy. It's supposed to snow so maybe she can get some Christmasy pictures.

More later.

Hot in Brownsville

It was sunny and hot today. We need some sunglasses. Rita says hi to all of you in the frozen north.

Rita had a little time the other day and took us for a ride. We saw downtown and stopped at a little park by the water. More pictures soon.

Brownsville, TX

Well, we've been here in South Texas for a couple of days now and haven't seen any of the sights, maybe tomorrow? It's much warmer down here than Michigan and the sun is shining brightly today with a high of about 72.

Before we left Michigan, Rita had four days off. She sent out her Christmas cards, decorated the tree, got a root canal and did some online shopping. We are trying to figure out what she bought us for Christmas. Raff is nice and thinks she bought us our own DVD player but I think she probably bought us a new travel bag (cheapy).

The hotel is being renovated by the new owners. There is a lovely pool area in the inner courtyard. The free breakfast is very nice - you get eggs, bacon, toast, beans and coffee or juice at the attached Mexican restaurant - very good.

More later maybe even some pictures