We left Dadeville on Christmas morning. Note to self: Do not agree to stay in condo and check out on Christmas morning, as Christmas morning should be for church, or coffee by a roaring fire, or champagne while opening gifts, or joy of childrens’ faces upon seeing what was in their stockings. It should not involve packing a van, dressing and feeding two children, and cleaning a condo, all before having coffee. That being said, it was nice having a place to ourself while visiting the in-laws: it kept the kids to a better sleep schedule, and allowed the mamas and papas to unwind with a bottle of wine, a game of scrabble (50 points for using all my letters on “placebo!”, and a bowl game. Both kids fell asleep on the way back to Atlanta, so they were nice and fresh for round two of Christmas.




