"The sun is riz, the sun is set, but here we is, in Texas yet."

I mentioned I grew up in Marfa. My sister and her family (and Mom, now) lived near msminlr, in central Arkansas. Except when Dad got stubborn about it, this always involved staying at a motel while we were still in Texas, after 12-15 hours of driving. (Actually, not quite always -- a couple of times we stayed in a Ramada that was just across State Line Avenue in Texarkana...)