The family and I spent yesterday driving from North Carolina to Florida.  The drive should have taken us about 9 and a half hours.  The traffic was so heavy, it took us 14 hours!  Crazy…  Anyway, the girls were really good in the car.  This is thanks to our DVD player.  The biggest hit of the drive, was this Blue’s Clues DVD.  The girls loved seeing some of their favorite episodes on DVD.  I loved that it was over three hours long!  Cha ching!  That meant three hours without me having to dig around the car looking for a new movie and then swapping the DVD.  I bought mine at Wal Mart for less than 12 dollars.  You can check the one near you, or buy it online.  I checked Amazon, and Wal Mart’s cheaper…

I passed the time in the front seat listening to podcasts from the Splendid Table.  I’m new to the whole podcast thing, so the hubby made me several CD’s of podcasts.  The Splendid Table is basically a magazine type show devoted to foodies.  People call in to the host with questions (what do I do with lemon balm, what foods should I have at my 50’s themed party, how can I recreate this chestnut soup I had in Paris) and host Lynn Rossetto Kasper does her best to answer them.  She also interviews people about food related topics and sometimes has food related news stories.  It really helped pass the time and I was so grateful to have something to listen to without having to search through the stations.  If you’re into food and cooking at all, check the site out.  You can find out when the Splendid Table broadcasts in your area, or download a podcast.

Gotta keep this short since I’m trying to spend time with the family…will post more tomorrow.  Hope everyone had a very happy holiday!