Travel Demon

I drove like a demon.... yes I did. I got home a day early all because I drove like a demon.

Thursday morning I got up to discover that Daughter #2 had a sore throat and was getting a cold. Ididn't really want to leave her in such a state. But what else could I do. Hubby elected to stay home with her and so I set off with my good friend A who is 86 years old to drive a thirteen hour drive to Terrace for Synod. The drive was good and we decided to split the drive in two and stop in Fraser Lake for the night. It had started to rain just before we stopped and I was glad not to have to drive any longer. Next morning we got up and left at 8 a.m. and headed off to Terrace. We arrived at 2 p.m. after many breaks and checked into our hotel. I left A to snooze and get settled while I went to the church to check in. At 4 p.m. sharp service began and while it was good to see the faces of people who I haven't seen in a while the service itself left much to be desired as the hymn were all strange and the church itself is not very inspirational. After service was over A and I went for a quick supper and then with directions in hand we headed off to the college where the meetings were to take place.

I had met one woman earlier in the afternoon who had quite a cheerful disposition and I quite liked her. The rest of the meeting on Friday night was typical. The Bishop's charge was short, a bonus, but full of dire news. Sometimes I feel that the Anglcans are full of doom and gloom and if they would only be a little more cheerful they would attract a lot more people to the faith. Anyway there was a book table and I picked up some good reading material. Sleep was full of snoring women. Both A and I tried to outdo each other snoring. Saturday was a long day but much territory was covered and I felt that progress was made. the church camp will be reopened if a board of directors can be gotten together in the next couple of weeks. This will affect my church very little as none of our children want to attend a camp so far away. I maay see if there is enough interest in a local church camp. Families can bring their camping stuff like tents etc. and we can have a fire at night and church school activities during the day. Fishing in the river might work too if we use one of the local camping facilities. Sing along hymns would be lots of fun if someone would bring a guitar. Anyway it is just a thought at this point.

Sunday morning brought a short meeting just before church. We are supposed to attend church but A and I headed home with the intention of getting as far as we could. All the while I knew that Daughter #2 was still sick and that Hubby would not want to miss any more school. So I drove like a demon. All out. As fast as I could safely go. When we got to Prince George by 6p.m. I suggested to A that we make a dash for home. We got here at 11:30 p.m after over thirteen hours on the road A was as fresh as a daisy and I must say I was pretty good too. WOW! I drove like a demon and survived to tell the tale..... now that I have I'm going to go get some shut eye.....