Back Home & a MAJOR TooT!

The trip to Pennsylvania was wonderful! Cindy & I had a great time while we were there. And I really think she enjoyed the scenery of the beautiful PA mountains as much as I always do. We left Friday morning around 9:30 a.m. & made really good timing going home. My sister Barb called us along the way & said that part of I-80 was closed down due to 4 inches of ice on the roads, but luckily, it was all west of where we were going. Apparently, there were several overturned trucks along I-80 & I-81. We saw 6 trucks in the median along I-80 that had flipped.....very scary!

When we arrived in Williamsport, we checked into the hotel & then went to the nursing home to visit my Mom. She would disown me if she knew I was posting this picture of her! She wasn't in any mood to have her picture taken, but I took one anyway. Now she's having some swelling in her other foot, which is NOT what I wanted to hear :( But for the most part, she was very happy to see me & I'm so glad that I went home to see her!

After the visit with Mom, we met Barb, Kyle (her son) & Doyle at Red Lobster for dinner since Kyle's 15th birthday was on Saturday. And no, I don't eat seafood, but they made me a killer pizza from their appetizer menu.....instead of all the seafood on it, I just got cheese & it was so good :) After dinner, Cindy & I went back to the hotel & relaxed in the whirlpool......I ended up sleeping like a baby after that. On Saturday, Cindy & I went to ACMoore......twice. I think she really liked that store :) Then we went out for dinner & went to visit my Mom again. Sunday, we went to the mall with Barb & Doyle & then Cindy wanted to go back to the hotel room. Barb, Doyle & I visited with Mom before going out to dinner with Dad at Crippled Bear (a bar/restaurant). They had the Nascar race on while we were there & boy, what a wild race it was! As soon as the checkered flag was waved, I got my cell phone out & started to call Jim, but he beat me to it & called me first, lol. He was so happy that his driver won, but Barb was routing for Mark to win.

On Monday, it was time to head back home, but I was actually sad to leave :( Before we got on the road, I went to visit my Mom again to say goodbye. She thought I was staying until Tuesday, but I told her I had to get home since Cassandra had to go back to school. I just stood there, holding her hand & started crying because I just hate seeing her like that, laying in a bed or sitting in a wheel chair all day. God, I wish there was something I could do! If I could bring her back home with me, I would! I love you, Mom!

Here are some scenic photos that Cindy & I took on the way home (you can click on each photo for a better view):

The mountains along I-80 are just gorgeous!

When we got to Ohio, we decided to make a pit stop at a Cord Camera store in Warren. Talk about a cool store! They definitely need to put a store in Michigan (but then again, maybe not because I'd really be broke!). They had a bunch of stuff on clearance.....some of the Making Memories home decor items, which I bought a bunch of, along with lots of other Making Memories items. Cindy & I ended up spending over 2 hours in that store & if we wouldn't have still had 4 hours of driving to do, we probably would have stayed even longer :) But it was time to get back on the road, which we almost didn't do. After we left Cord Camera, I stopped to get gas & as I was waiting to pull out of the gas station, a car wanted to pull in, so they motioned for me to go first. I had to make somewhat of a sharp turn due to the snow banks & when I did, I almost got hit by a car that was in the next lane over. TOO close for comfort! I didn't see the other car because the SUV that was letting me pull out was blocking my view. Luckily, Cindy calmed me down & we got back on the road again.

And just in time to capture this beautiful sunset!

Now for my TooT! Before I left for PA, I dropped off my application at The Scrapbook Zone for their Design Team & I just found out yesterday that I made the team! YAY!!! I am SO super excited & honored to be a part of their team! My first LSS Design Team gig! Thank-you Kelley & Kevin for giving me this awesome opportunity! I can't wait to get started & work with the other DT members!

Today, I'm going to go apply for a job at a car dealership & then Cindy is going to come over this afternoon to scrap. But right now it's snowing, so I don't know if those plans will change or not.

Until next time, have a great day,

Benita