Gruelling Weekend

The Crutchfield family is at a point where we need three vehicles. Last week we were searching the used car market for something affordable and practical for our growing family, when out of nowhere my parents got involved. Since my mother's last knee operation, she has not been driving much, so they offered to sell us her Buick Century. This is GREAT, but since the new school year begins this week, we had a difficult situation on hand. The jist, however, is that Diane and I spent our weekend driving up to the Cleveland area, picking up a car, and turning right around and driving back yesterday. It was a gruelling drive.

However, the trip was not without some excitement. I booked us a room in Amish country for Saturday night. We stayed at the Millersburg Hotel in downtown (if you can call it that) Millersburg. The beds were a bit squishy, but we really did have a nice time, and the food at the hotel restaurant was wonderful. I even got to watch the Browns beat the KC Chiefs in their first preseason game. We walked around town, enjoying the cool temperatures (it's amazing how cool 85 degrees feels after a week of 100+ temperatures!). The real adventure, though, was getting lost Sunday morning in the thick fog of Amish country as we tried to drive to Medina, Ohio. We made it, but it took us two hours instead of one.

Unfortunately, we couldn't stay long in Medina. The trip back home was l-o-n-g, but now we have three cars. Deborah is eager - perhaps a bit TOO eager - to get trained on the Buick so she can take control of the latest Crutchfield family shuttlecraft. Ben Lippen Schools start tomorrow, so our lives are about to get really busy.