Emily, my middle daughter, and I are off on a road trip this evening to my Mom and Dad's in Toledo. Each year around this time my Dad adn I take our traditional trip to Detroit for the North American International Auto Show. It's a tradition that goeas back to when Maria and I lived in Detroit from 1993-1996. We've been to the show every year since, except for 199 when my youngest was born. (It didn't seem appropriate to go off for the weekend with Maria due to give birth any day, nor in the days immediately following.) It's an amazing automotive spectacle. It takes about 5 or 6 hours to get throught it, and that's just skimming the surface. We skip the interactive kiosks and jumping in and out of all but a few cars. Hit the show cars, grab a brouchure for my collection and move on.
Emily will get to spend the day by herself with Grandma. She'll be in seventh heaven, not having to share Grandma with anyone else. That doesn't happen often. My sister is here in Columbus too, so if we head to Toledo or Mom and Dad come down her family, and 4 kids, are there too. That's generally a good thing, they all 7 play well together, but it makes one on one time with Grandma or Grandpa a rarity.
We'll be back sometime Saturday evening, or Sunday after church if the expected snow is too bad.
