Sunday October 4, 2015   A Time of Sweet Reunion

A TIME OF SWEET REUNION

By Kathleen Martens

October 4,2015

We are here exhausted.

Ready for our beds

So soon it will be time

To lay down our tired heads.

A long day of driving

Mesmerized by constant song

When driving erases all quiet

And the day becomes so long.

But now I hear a pleasant surprise

Come knocking at my door,

It is my traveling daughter

And rest will be no more.

A time of sweet reunion

With our little girl now grown,

As well as with our beloved son

None better could I have known.

So we stay up in all the chaos

With two grandsons who ice our cake.

No better time of family love

Could we ever make.

Too soon I will be asleep

Alone in all my dreams,

But no imaginings could be better

Than what reality seems.

Our daughter arrived much later than expected and it was quite a day of travel with two little dogs.  Her husband was exhausted when they arrived and went to their cabin to settle in before coming here.  He decided not to come as the dogs were quite beside themselves after such a day. Rebecca decided to come over even if the hour was late.  It was worth it.  Our week is booking up rapidly.  I think that we will be very pleased that we extended our stay after our children and their families leave for home.  Because Rebecca and Neil live so far away it will be hard to part.  Dave and I miss her and Neil so, so much. 

We stayed at a Comfort Inn and Suites in Pacifica Missouri last night.  I was very impressed with how comfortable, clean, and accommodating the facility was.  We have not always been pleasantly surprised.  While at the hotel I noticed a little message framed on the bathroom sink.  I thought it was amazing.  I will post it at the bottom of this blog.  Read it all, I think you may like it.  I think the message makes a lot of sense,

I forgot to bring my calendar wisdom with me on the trip.  I don’t know if I could have made room for it.  Our little Kia Soul was packed!  Probably about as much as I had on my long trip.  A lot of what we brought will not be going home with us.  Court and Amy do not know it yet, but a lot of what we brought will be going home with them.  All the meals I planned were not refrigerated in transport, but because of the way I packed them they were still frozen solid when we arrived at our destination 24 hours later.

Tomorrow comes early.  So I will say good night.

God bless all of you!

Saturday October 3 2015  A LATE NIGHT

A late night for two retired people.  We finally were packed up and on the road by 3:45 p.m. this afternoon.  We both went to the gym this morning to get a good workout in before we headed out for today’s adventure on our rears.  We only stopped three times so we made good time.  Illinois is beautiful this time of year.  It was a beautiful clear day with low clouds and lots of wind.  The sunset was brilliant red and piercing as it lowered the shade of light.  Darkness comes so early now.  The sun set about 6:41 p.m. and it made the day seem so late. 

We are in Missouri, safe and sound in our hotel, praying our belonging and car are safe in the back parking lot of this busy highway.  We booked the last room in this hotel.  We called several hotels in this area and all were booked up.  I asked why?  This hotel told me there was a dog show locally, we are close to Six Flags, there was a large wedding they were hosting, and there was a skeet shoot competition scheduled for the weekend.

 We had several phone chats with our daughter as we drove to our destination.  We personally do not text or use the phone when we drive but since there was one of us not driving it was convenient to have the non- driver manage the phone.  It seems we never have enough time to talk to Rebecca and her husband so it was nice to chat back and forth as we both traveled.

Siri, (the talking voice on my phone) informed us that we drove 397 miles today.  Our estimated drive tomorrow according to Siri is 219 miles.

I must keep tonight short as I am ready to go to sleep sitting here in the chair.

EXIST NEVER MORE

By Kathleen Martens

October 3, 2015

Sitting in the chair

Keeping my eyes awake,

Seems an unending task

My body has to make.

My body just desires

To spread out on my queen

And then in the morning

I’ll glow a healthy sheen.

Slumber land welcomes me

To cross its silent door,

Where all the cares of the world

Exist never more.

But the never only lasts

Until dawns early light

When the sun will shine again

And is it no longer night.

Good night and God bless.

P.S.  I wrote this for you sister dear so you would know I was still alive.

P.S.S.  It is 11:47 p.m. and the hotel wifi will not allow me to open it for some reason.  I cannot upload my blog so will try to do so again tomorrow.