Christmas Eve—Driving south in the driving rain

Heading back to Alabama so Mark and Melinda can have some much needed time alone together after her extended hospital stay. Susannah and John are in Pennsylvania with John's family--lots of Brewers gathering there. They'll be having a terrific time. Corey, Candy, Gaby, and Eliza (their dog) are arriving in Richmond, KY today to spend the holidays with Candy’s whole Weber family. I hope they’re not facing the same weather we are. .From the time we left Louisville, we’ve been driving in a non-stop heavy downpour—sheets of rain, some strong wind gusts of 30-40 mph. Fortunately, the temperature is in the high 50s, so no snow or ice. We’ll be looking after C & C’s kitties when we get back to Alabama. I left there less than two days after arriving to go see Mindy, and Bob hasn’t done any shopping. Unfortunately, by the time we get back to Fairhope the stores will have closed for Christmas Eve. So we may stop at a grocery somewhere down the road if the rain lets up. We have a cooler with us for milk. If not, we may have to go raid C & C’s pantry until the day after Christmas. Hope this rain goes away or we drive out of it. So we’re driving along, listening to Christmas music, thinking about all of you out there. Wish we could be with everybody all at the same time.