Just for kicks, I did a mapquest search to find the distance from my town to yours, and it is just under 7 hours by car. That's actually do-able. I'm gonna have to check my calendar and just see what might work out. Hmmmmm.....

Karen
Mom to Brig (16-DS), Ben (15), Drew (12), Sam (9), & Sally (4); Wife to Scott
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