if it is in Independence I am all for it. And the 22nd is great for me. It is not about the drive it is about my kids. My DD could spend the day with my mom but my DS can't he is still on the boob and he doesn't do long trips well yet. about a month ago went to Nebraska Furniture Mart which is like 45 min and he cried both ways the whole time. Had to pull over three times to try and get him calmed down. the last five min he finally fell asleep from exhaustion.