17 this morn

i woke this morn to 17degree weather   yep it happens a couple times a year, but as i said it only last a day or two   it's suppose to be back in the 40s again tomorrow and the rest of the week.....in the meantime, i'm booked to fly back east, mideast i suppose   Ohio where the remainder of the family is located except for my brother in Oregon   i really didn't think i was going to make it there this time of the year, but it all came together after all   it'll be an interesting trip back since i haven't seen my older sister in about 20yrs or so, or her kids     i'll see if she's changed but from what i hear, she hasn't   no big deal to me   life is what it is and is not   weather permitting my father will drop in from Georgia   almost a family reunion minus a couple people   don't expect my brother and i still have one sister missing   i pray she returns home one day safe and sound   it'll be good to see the kids, my favorite part in returning home   much easier to have fun with than the adults   but hey, it's Christmas and my spirit will be soaring due to the holiday   nothing or no one can deplete me, or at least i hope   i'll be there a week, which is just about all i can last then it's back home to my kids and their wonderful gifts   there's no place like home which for me is now New Mexico...