WE'RE HOME
(Friday) Kirk and I had a great road trip down to Arizona to pick up Cheryl's father. This morning we left Phoenix at 6 a.m. (MST) and drove to Green Valley, south of Tucson, where we picked up Grandpa Earl and drove straight through to Turlock -- arriving at 7:20 p.m. -- almost exactly 12 hours after leaving Green Valley.

Even though the Arizona stay was short -- it was SO good to be in the desert in December.