I love Texas! It was wonderful crossing into the great state of Texas this afternoon. During this trip to Disney World, our family continued the tradition of bidding farewell to the state we were leaving and welcoming the newest border with great fanfare. So, in unison, we broke into "goodbye Louisiana, hello Texas!" It was so much fun, we did it twice. The boys got more and more excited about the prospect of being at home, they kept asking how many miles? It wasn't that annoying, "are we there yet" question, it was an exciting, I can't wait to see our house question. 

There is something to be said about going away to appreciate your daily surroundings. I was thrilled to walk into our home. Our oldest son stopped me as I was checking on the temp of the air conditioner and he said, "mom, isn't it great to be in our house and on our stairs?" He felt it too. Home sweet home. 

We all unloaded the car in record time and quickly went to our own areas of the house. Surprisingly, the boys all wanted to be together. We are so fortunate that they are not just brothers, but best friends. They have their squabbles, but ninety percent of the time they are just friends.  

Tomorrow, we will tackle putting everything away. Ugh. The least favorite part of any vacation.  For me, it is better to do it when I am fresh and I am able to focus. I was just to tired and still feeling under the weather to try it tonight. 

Before, I call it a night, I had one observation as we drove across the border into Texas this afternoon. The rest areas on I-20  were closed and barricaded which was an ugly site and distressing. What's wrong with Texas that we can't support rest areas? Louisiana had the same problem and it was so sad to see. I would love to know why all these rest areas are closed. Anybody know? 

Until the next road trip, good night!