"Greetings from California"

*note: Photo taken from the car while driving through California

Thanks to all who donated to help us get the car in shape and make the trip! We arrived safely yesterday at about 4:00pm Cali-time. I learned something while driving my family 2000 miles from home... Dring 120MPH is AWESOME! It wasn't on purpose, at least not the first few times. See, the car used to shake pretty bad once it got up to 60MPH. Last week, we had a new set of nitrogen-filled tires installed and had the alignment correct, again, thanks to donations. Now, the steering is solid, no shaking at all. So, I am just driving and watching the road, not paying any attention at all to the speed because I am just used to that shaking meaning that I am around 60MPH. Cathy tells me I need to slow down, so I look at the odometern and realize how fast we were going. The kids enjoyed it while it lasted, but I have to be very mindful of my speed, it is so easy to hit over 100 without even knowing it!

The family is glad to see us. We're staying with them for the week and leaving out Friday afternoon.
Its good to be here, but I can't wait to get back home. Man, that was a long drive...

Later, and God bless,
-myk