are we there yet?

ok, bags are packed, car is loaded...the "bye-pod" is sealed (cartop carrier). all that's left now is to attempt to get on the road by 8 am. if it were up to the wife and i, we'd be leaving by 6. however, trying to get 3 kids up, ready, and breakfasted that early is pretty much impossible. have about an 8 hour trek tomorrow. stopping in legendary hannibal, mo on night one. hope to get there in time to let the kids swim before dark. after that, it's a trip down to my 'ol hometown of louisiana, mo where i spent much of my childhood. the plan is to check out the old house on nebraska street, maybe head down to the mississippi riverfront area, cruise down georgia street, and then take the remaining 2 hour jaunt into st. louie. next week we have planned (in no particular order) a day at six flags mid-america, st. louis zoo, a cards game at busch (wednesday night), union station, the arch and riverfront, etc..should be a fun week. if all goes as planned, i will be reporting on location, in a couple of days(assuming that the broad-band connection works as it should). that's all for now...more later!