We have some photos for the last couple of days to upload, but we aren't sure if we'll be able to do that in the next day or so. We'll let you know when they're posted so you can go back and see them if you're so inclined.
The kids slept late this morning, which was wonderful. There wasn't any new snow on this side of town, but further north near my folks there was apparently snow. We spent the morning here at Jeff & Terri's place so the kids could play with their cousins - Stephanie and Nicole. They had much fun playing with a massive bin of Legos while Gena and I got showered and dressed.
Around noon we headed north to Rio Rancho - about an hour's drive from Kirtland. My dad was still at work until mid-afternoon, so we took my mom to lunch at Chili's. Then it was back to their empty house to begin the process of trying to get the refrigerator and washer and dryer out the door and into the moving Pods. The refrigerator required some fancy maneuvering and removing the front door, but we made it out all right as my dad arrived from work. The washer & dryer were much easier, and beyond a few odds & ends, that concluded their packing.
We had dinner at Dion's, a local pizza chain. It was a nice way to sit and relax a little bit, which was my goal for my folks. They've been working really hard to get the place packed up, while my dad has also had a huge workload with major deadlines this week and next week. Not ideal timing for moving houses!
We got back to Jeff & Terri's place in time for showers. The kids were exhausted, and asleep not long after I explained to them what tomorrow would bring. While they're not thrilled with the idea of another long day in the car, they're encouraged by the idea that it will be the last long day in the car for a little while.
Temperatures today were around 50 degrees, sunny with some scattered puffy clouds. It acted as though it might rain or snow later in the day, but thus far has not. Hopefully the weather will hold for the next leg of our journey - Albuquerque to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It's about 540 miles - which is about 60 miles farther than our drive Sunday. We stay on I-40 the entire way. It's one of the least enjoyable stretches of the trip. The scenery in eastern New Mexico through western Oklahoma is bleak to say the least. We hope to leave here around 10am, which will hopefully ensure that we arrive at least a little earlier than we did here.
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