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We traveled back to Illinois Wednesday and came back Sunday. My family did it's Christmas as Karen's on Saturday.

Overall, the trip was great. Wed night, I was a bit stressed as I had been driving all day (8 hours from Omaha to CU). The house was pretty clean, but the storm door on the west had been ripped off the hinges by the wind (you really have to make sure it is completely latched) and we only had one mattress. Bridget slept on the sofa, Lucy was supposed to sleep in a portable crib, and Holly and I had 2 twin inflatable mattresses.

Unfortunately, Lucy really did not sleep well in her crib, which translates to Holly and I didn't sleep well.

But, it was nice to be home and see everyone. I stopped by Wolfram and said hello to people, which was great. I also saw Uncle Dave.

Broderick spent two nights with different friends (Sam and Austin) and Bridget also stayed one night at Austin's.

We picked up some more stuff (and left a couple of things).

Overall, I would rate the trip a big success!

I just uploaded a ton of new pictures to the web site. These date back several months.

Take a look..

http://thebarnharts.org/pictures/date_display.cfm?date=12-30-07

OMG, I got a voicemail tonight from the Bellevue Sheriff's office (I'm back in Urbana on the farm) saying that our Garage door back home was opened and they had secured the house. They tracked down my cell phone number by calling the kennel where Sam is being kept. Unfortunately, they didn't leave a number to call them back, so no idea if anything is missing.

I guess it means that our door has been up now for 3 days!!! We'll just have to wait and see I guess.

Update: When we returned home Sunday night, everything was fine. Nothing missing. I guess it shows we live in a good neighborhood. I have to assume a neighbor called them, but no idea who.