Upon Reconsideration...

Maybe it is just as well to be going home for the holidays. It will be nice to see some familiar and friendly faces, and it will be good to see family members as well. I booked a room for the overnight stay in Anchorage, and it is at a pet friendly hotel that appears to be pretty close to the airport. I just need to get the house opened up and the driveway plowed. Sounds like there will be a bit of weather this week and perhaps next. I don't want to have to deal with the long drive from Chicago if the roads are funky and slippery. I haven't operated a motor vehicle since August, and I might be a little rusty at it...