Kansas weather does kill any invasive creepy crawlers that come up from the south, The past 4 or 5 years we had snow on the ground on Christmas Day. Not this year though.
I have nothing against my in-laws, but I expect my husband to do most of the dealing with them, since it’s his family.
#2 Son just said his friends want to go to Florida tomorrow and return Sunday. It’s about 8 hours one way. I might have done it when I was 19 ...