We made it across Kansas on Wednesday and spent the night in St. Joseph, MO. We chose the northern route, 36, through Kansas and Missouri to avoid driving on 70. By lunchtime on Thursday, we were passing through Hannibal, MO. Hannibal, a lovely little town on the Mississippi River, was the home of Mark Twain. We took a walk around town (the pictures were taken in front of Mark Twain's home; the kids are standing in front of "Tom Sawyer's Whitewash Fence!") and then picked up lunch to take in the car with us. For the past couple of days Brady has been listening to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" on his iPod!
Thursday night we made it to the border of Indiana and Ohio and spent the night in Richmond, IN. Yesterday we made it into New York and spent the night in Corning, NY. We should be in Andover by mid-late afternoon today.
While we are ready to be off the road, the drive hasn't been too bad. We have loved the game the Clines lent us - a version of Bingo - and we've been working on state capitals and math facts! Ruth and Joe have been doing a lot to make our transition back to Andover as seamless as possible. They've shopped for us, picked up our mail, and even helped arrange to have our house cleaned for our arrival. We are very grateful for all of the help with our "re-entry!"
It's about time to end this blog ... for now, at least! We return to Andover with the hope that we can bring the best of our lessons of the past 14 months with us, while embracing the opportunities and adventures ahead of us.
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