Insanity, ho! Mush!

My family and I are headed out the door to points north for ice skating and after-Christmas bargain hunting. Getting all six of us organized to do anything is a task. First of all, my parents downsized their car a couple of years ago, so there's no automobile that will hold all of us safely. Thus, two cars, which my father and brother feel necessitates the use of walkie-talkies, regardless of the fact that every single one of us knows where we're going and how to get there. Second, none of us wants to do anything another person in the group might want to do, with the possible exception of "mope."

All right, they're headed out the door, and I will get left if I don't put a move on. More tales of hilarity when I return.