It was a long day from Aberdeen Scotland to Bakersfield. Just the flight from London to LAX was 11 hours.
Of course, my mailbox was jammed. I have a locked "end of street" mailbox that the new homes (at least in California) install, there's about 25 or so boxes in one spot. I think they're more efficient for the post office although I haven't seen much efficiency... grrrmph. Last time when I got back from Canada, there were 2 Hermit Crabs (must have been delivered the day I left) that Annaliese received as part of a Christmas present. Annaliese named one boulder and you can imagine why. Poor guys.
Back to reality, bills, taxes, groceries....