Way Too Quiet

After almost a week of company and little dogs and going here and there and grandkid sleepovers and celebrating, it's suddenly and sadly quiet.  Way too quiet. 

Sarah and Winnie and Winnie's dad and the dogs left this morning in the freezing rain.  They stopped in downtown Newport for Sarah to exchange her bicycle gloves at Resser's and for breakfast and coffee at Mammouth Cafe.  They are in Tennessee now, traveling over Jellico Mountain.  Rain there and temps in the 40's all the way to Asheville.

Steph and her family haven't fared as well, weather-wise.  After a Christmas Eve gift and food bash at her house, and Christmas morning for the Santa reveal, they headed for Greenville, OH, for a Christmas celebration and overnight visit with Mike's family.  It started snowing last night and hasn't stopped.  We're talking lots of snow, blizzard periods even.  I hope the kids can scrounge up some boots and snow pants.

We've been to the Krohn for their Christmas show, to the zoo for the Festival of Lights, to Clifton for a nice lunch, to Findlay Market for some wonderful food and shopping.  To Bridget's house for food and an afternoon with Helen.  Visiting with friends.  Christmas Eve dinner at Steph's.  Sparkles and conversations and smiles.

And now it's too, too quiet.  Oh, and it's snowing, really snowing.