offcntr | Plan B (Reply)

Woke up early this morning with an inspiration. Since my nephew and his wife wouldn't be able to make it down to Brookfield, there was no compelling reason for me to walk through the house today. I still have Sunday and Monday, and even if we have snow, it's just a short trip from the motel to the house. Easy peasy.

Whereas, if I got on the road early enough, I could be at the farm by lunchtime, visit with my mom for a few hours, and drive back to Milwaukee ahead of the storm.

My brain being what it is, it spun in circles while I had breakfast, still not sure it was a good idea, but I figured, What the heck? And at quarter to eight, I was in the car.

Texted my sister-in-law and called my mom from a rest area near Mauston, got there in time to have lunch with my brother--homemade smoked sausage!--spend a couple of hours visiting with Mom, go with them to 4:00 Mass, and made it back to Brookfield at about 9 pm. Caught some snow flurries around Waupaca, and a bit heavier snow below Oshkosh, but the pavement was dry and clear, visibility fine, and I just beat the storm to Brookfield.