Back to work...

Back to work today. Have to admit it wasn't too hard of a work day - just one little boy from noon to 3:30, and he took a nap during that time. It was good to be back with him today!

I was not looking forward to the drive, after my slick trip yesterday. My home road wasn't nearly as bad as yesterday, though I was still cautious. The main roads were clear and dry. Thankfully.

3:30 was early for getting off work on a Monday, so I decided I'd have enough time to pick up a few more caches in the winter series. Headed up the road to the one nearest my workplace, which turned out to be in a cemetery. I was worried about icy roads within the cemetery, but it looked clear as I turned in. Near the cache (which turned out to be a very easy find) the roads turned quite icy. Really had to creep a bit to get through that area. If the whole cemetery had been like that, I would have skipped the cache. Headed up the road to another pair of caches on one of the busy commercial streets. The first ended up being near a Chuck-E-Cheese's: glad it wasn't too busy! Then decided to head up the street first to pick up another cache, not in the series. Found it quickly but had a lot of trouble opening it. It was a pill bottle w/childproof lid. I think some of the cammo duct tape was stuck in the lid.

Found the cache across the street from the Chuck E Cheese cache quickly - a true drive up cache. Then went towards home with two more caches to go before dark. The first turned out to be my first DNF (did not find) in the series. Looked quite a bit without success. Read the logs tonight when I logged the DNF and think I know where it might be. Then found the last which was a magnetic key box stuck to the back of a bench in front of a drug store. Many of the caches in the winter series aren't all that difficult or creative, but it's still nice to get out there anyway.

Worked on roundtable preparations tonight - roundtable is Thursday night. I really shouldn't watch the weather on TV, they're saying there's a good chance of snow and I have to drive from Grand Rapids to Greenville and then home. Definitely NOT looking forward to the trip...