Duty Done & Now Holed Up

Toward the end of last week, my uncle died.  I wasn't ever close to him, because they never lived close to us and I really wasn't going to go, but my father asked if I'd bring his other sister down to the funeral.

Well, as sometimes happens, the universe intervened and by the end of a constant couple days of changing plans, it turned out the weather was too bad for my aunt to come.  Which left me with a decision to go on my own, or not.  I pondered it Monday evening and Tuesday morning, then decided that since I had everything I arranged, I might as well go.

The 9+ hour drive was uneventful.  I got sucked into a couple antique stores on the way down and only spent $12, which I think is a record.  :-)  But I did get a huge kick out of the dining room set with a listed price of $145,000.00.  And, no, I didn't misplace a decimal point... the dining room set (buffet, china cabinet, silver chest, table, 10 chairs) costs more than my house is worth.  :-)  I'll post pictures if I can figure out how to get the pictures off my phone.

I had a good time with my family.  It was very nice to see my parents, brothers and cousins.

And this morning a left for home... and got as far as Newton, IA before I called it quits.  I'm an experienced winter driver... enough to know when it's just damn stupid to be on the road.  So I'm now holed up in a hotel and Iowa is pulling plows off the roads.  I'm not counting on getting out of here before noon tomorrow, if then.

But I've got TV, internet, fast food within walking distance, and a book to read, so I'm set.