tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36037906364010882322024-03-14T03:32:11.138-06:00Our Family Road TripMrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-89685964760427586882009-07-14T21:22:00.002-06:002009-07-14T21:32:27.019-06:00New Mexico<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtun0iZM8lpGR8sHPPWUzC3eNaFLHvDuC29I5QgcmNyegMWUoQsxq7I5Djx0Ww9O5uIandXPJX6spX_jDXWhyG3tasM98FkhhmoHcve_5nvhxju6Jip-xxaG8AHe7CSp6R_phlvqc5LdGJ/s1600-h/IMG_5994.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtun0iZM8lpGR8sHPPWUzC3eNaFLHvDuC29I5QgcmNyegMWUoQsxq7I5Djx0Ww9O5uIandXPJX6spX_jDXWhyG3tasM98FkhhmoHcve_5nvhxju6Jip-xxaG8AHe7CSp6R_phlvqc5LdGJ/s320/IMG_5994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358524557524299778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUG1b8d81jqa0sQY9veY_J1wpv2UcvqapRX4PzktH_6JB_xkVoUprJo6x3nr__v4kDtznVg3KBNjNsTK67fJNHMgQ_kI2kUPWtav9iWV0osuyvx-o45JqHdYHWUKHoDSUIyABxUjM7BhGu/s1600-h/IMG_5948.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUG1b8d81jqa0sQY9veY_J1wpv2UcvqapRX4PzktH_6JB_xkVoUprJo6x3nr__v4kDtznVg3KBNjNsTK67fJNHMgQ_kI2kUPWtav9iWV0osuyvx-o45JqHdYHWUKHoDSUIyABxUjM7BhGu/s320/IMG_5948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358524545852406050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6UYg5yQ8sV_aGdd3_FK5F4YmObEPfQe7w_dE2zDeVYGD-8q746dICDt60dmRdqgQVg0NEqvVjPDMKX4NVp5KytAFDhrGVFLGtqDir7ZgdWSLs1bNPiFmE9FLjsn2rfLLNOF1I6dUTbRF/s1600-h/IMG_6001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6UYg5yQ8sV_aGdd3_FK5F4YmObEPfQe7w_dE2zDeVYGD-8q746dICDt60dmRdqgQVg0NEqvVjPDMKX4NVp5KytAFDhrGVFLGtqDir7ZgdWSLs1bNPiFmE9FLjsn2rfLLNOF1I6dUTbRF/s320/IMG_6001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358524542238942162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK2RayMqGyjMXNqewPK66ivfHv0_OJcI4fM19Mi-R8zsNmBoVhN-G9Hy7EKIR_a8oQleTsdSH9jL4WHhprB_KECIeBY6taLRtkyxyxfvxH_oCf7abRqXJkmUrjIVH14awxTQI3xF7MJ0F/s1600-h/IMG_6003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK2RayMqGyjMXNqewPK66ivfHv0_OJcI4fM19Mi-R8zsNmBoVhN-G9Hy7EKIR_a8oQleTsdSH9jL4WHhprB_KECIeBY6taLRtkyxyxfvxH_oCf7abRqXJkmUrjIVH14awxTQI3xF7MJ0F/s320/IMG_6003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358524534019534306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuPp8RiB-nJThAx6NnZLtOl0X2jB0PGjExhbVlvMWMKSHIs9jwXjGEBSOVe_ds7REJFovSUtwHuyZjRS9Jntc_IzbcNMAcacWwXi61a7U39psbl01px0qiqqYpetWgWBrUMpPsH_i7f-8/s1600-h/IMG_6013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuPp8RiB-nJThAx6NnZLtOl0X2jB0PGjExhbVlvMWMKSHIs9jwXjGEBSOVe_ds7REJFovSUtwHuyZjRS9Jntc_IzbcNMAcacWwXi61a7U39psbl01px0qiqqYpetWgWBrUMpPsH_i7f-8/s320/IMG_6013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358524530599579778" border="0" /></a><br />Ok so we are actually home but we thought you might want to see how it ended. We spent one of the last days at Carlsbad caverns. We had a great time being 750ft below ground.<br /><br />We spent a night in Roswell and went to the UFO museum. Unfortunately we did not get beamed up and had to drive the rest of the way home. My new motto is "Embrace your inner crazy!"<br /><br />It is wonderful to be home! The girls are in the Missoula Children's Theater production of Princess and the Pea. So life is busy as ever but we have wonderful memories of our Great American Road Trip.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-62535218486571785392009-07-10T22:18:00.006-06:002009-07-12T07:35:54.526-06:00On the Road Again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKktOi5X31_xkQ4vQTT9FBhmqkUK5KzV5DjleXsk7FSe1y3j7_SuLEH7kgyDSVWHIeM-OnyMjw3YPMtpHZs8HtdEHsqNdQAHqLf7kSVJY9HbKanJmdMpnnbBTJ5yFfKheq6Lakioi1M7v5/s1600-h/IMG_5929.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKktOi5X31_xkQ4vQTT9FBhmqkUK5KzV5DjleXsk7FSe1y3j7_SuLEH7kgyDSVWHIeM-OnyMjw3YPMtpHZs8HtdEHsqNdQAHqLf7kSVJY9HbKanJmdMpnnbBTJ5yFfKheq6Lakioi1M7v5/s400/IMG_5929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357339712016261538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI_QPtlX1xcb-slJthtWe8HDW4UPtpiYiU4H7nmdTNXFKFwtg8cY6GtnZdlgTy4q5nkmyMdBXevKIii49ERnQhDdxIe_oAY8cSZUbawvPQChoaIeczlCzMOIshSZcOd9VUbTI2q8Rj2mM/s1600-h/IMG_5934.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaI_QPtlX1xcb-slJthtWe8HDW4UPtpiYiU4H7nmdTNXFKFwtg8cY6GtnZdlgTy4q5nkmyMdBXevKIii49ERnQhDdxIe_oAY8cSZUbawvPQChoaIeczlCzMOIshSZcOd9VUbTI2q8Rj2mM/s400/IMG_5934.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357339705799684882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmOOmoGNMJ2RJRalv1YIAN9FFUT78MDcVA1yx9rvFn_ZRr8kHNG0NvRHCNj1SR1B7a3gBiEh2AJFL8xkq-crd9PNXo5msRRHAe5vGDJtG9H4NbDmp0JgxndpW38dJHs5fHe2SQ7Pt6N20/s1600-h/IMG_5928.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmOOmoGNMJ2RJRalv1YIAN9FFUT78MDcVA1yx9rvFn_ZRr8kHNG0NvRHCNj1SR1B7a3gBiEh2AJFL8xkq-crd9PNXo5msRRHAe5vGDJtG9H4NbDmp0JgxndpW38dJHs5fHe2SQ7Pt6N20/s400/IMG_5928.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357339698773254610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4RElI6UP945WecAPZwAP6QLTpKvPHu2lSfw6KBYgECPytNDJz04EVNoZWR5u8jXGilVzwtVdpbPffJwDUEsIenOrE-hTlMLHO1gFdyeoTGNYRKPKYuHdRcY_wbD2q8awsdhAX4vSzrtg/s1600-h/IMG_5927.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4RElI6UP945WecAPZwAP6QLTpKvPHu2lSfw6KBYgECPytNDJz04EVNoZWR5u8jXGilVzwtVdpbPffJwDUEsIenOrE-hTlMLHO1gFdyeoTGNYRKPKYuHdRcY_wbD2q8awsdhAX4vSzrtg/s400/IMG_5927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357339692933528098" border="0" /></a><br />We left Florida on Monday July 6th. We made it across the pan handle of Florida. The next day was all about the food.<br /><br />Day 2 -We drove through Alabama and stopped for lunch at The Shed in Mississippi. We had seen this place on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. The food was great BBQ and tons of it. The we drove on to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We went for cajun food and beignets. A quote from Emily, "The Beignets were awesome!"<br /><br />Day 3- We made it to San Antonio, TX just as the Alamo closed. We did enjoy the boat ride at Riverwalk.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-36826098118953754102009-07-06T02:12:00.004-06:002009-07-06T02:40:21.311-06:00The Cruise and back on the road<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4ZTrqlATh4omJxiuGY8XsCqus81ggULiYbknitUUdcDL2jAswNqlVKwb9xYO9l6wMp05k7RifYZnXuLybi5f4OVt7oRGUxzWs0w0ze6tkNeJTkVfag1hVQsbxKXuYyblK3Jn6M8yRK6K/s1600-h/100_1585.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4ZTrqlATh4omJxiuGY8XsCqus81ggULiYbknitUUdcDL2jAswNqlVKwb9xYO9l6wMp05k7RifYZnXuLybi5f4OVt7oRGUxzWs0w0ze6tkNeJTkVfag1hVQsbxKXuYyblK3Jn6M8yRK6K/s400/100_1585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355263967795120578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmnfwSJPZhg4WnJ9R2Lefy6t_zHccsUz-w6LDegW0TBnPetQ5oav-hp8JZGvGr5j2nQSbPTecadp6IJaxmHeqRsKLjxDBF17gGrYKvRETfpljk3yMhJNAikl_eCtfMPxP_KxySzvh5n7M/s1600-h/IMG_5913.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmnfwSJPZhg4WnJ9R2Lefy6t_zHccsUz-w6LDegW0TBnPetQ5oav-hp8JZGvGr5j2nQSbPTecadp6IJaxmHeqRsKLjxDBF17gGrYKvRETfpljk3yMhJNAikl_eCtfMPxP_KxySzvh5n7M/s400/IMG_5913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355263964267668866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnRTvOw1b1C8ERhEu4QRCHjNXXOV4EgBrHt_F3Bfd7JkUOE_A3yPKS64jZerztNendLyGrHF0H3TxlqwWd8r1FEC_bm8Pspvfp57tRA5NSBGoxzsOVlkquXOBSfyiIgZnT5bQ0s9Fl2Uy/s1600-h/IMG_5922.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnRTvOw1b1C8ERhEu4QRCHjNXXOV4EgBrHt_F3Bfd7JkUOE_A3yPKS64jZerztNendLyGrHF0H3TxlqwWd8r1FEC_bm8Pspvfp57tRA5NSBGoxzsOVlkquXOBSfyiIgZnT5bQ0s9Fl2Uy/s400/IMG_5922.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355263960842984338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1m2n7La7eD-oR57k8PkunJYR3hXzmFMu6wKqRZsIQe-i5UVh1GdKZOpvAEHvyEVgg8hnOWDIk01honeu1YFkRE-OCWI6suvAbbOwxvlvD-rhA4q5f2FTf8W1H12rEDtDfj86Or1gkeqQ/s1600-h/IMG_5926.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1m2n7La7eD-oR57k8PkunJYR3hXzmFMu6wKqRZsIQe-i5UVh1GdKZOpvAEHvyEVgg8hnOWDIk01honeu1YFkRE-OCWI6suvAbbOwxvlvD-rhA4q5f2FTf8W1H12rEDtDfj86Or1gkeqQ/s400/IMG_5926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355263953527096770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVdUpF2lwIeHlWc7CaIzad6pNR0lfql17smUwdWbyQ4DzGfF-ImrrJARi0JbYOhtCu9I1sMRWqFlGLEMD9L3NCfchhCQDs8dvlZMqsLE1kXHfYKdOhMmJbposJwXXWHLJALhB1hS_yCa6/s1600-h/IMG_5914.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVdUpF2lwIeHlWc7CaIzad6pNR0lfql17smUwdWbyQ4DzGfF-ImrrJARi0JbYOhtCu9I1sMRWqFlGLEMD9L3NCfchhCQDs8dvlZMqsLE1kXHfYKdOhMmJbposJwXXWHLJALhB1hS_yCa6/s400/IMG_5914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355263949157234130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We left from Port Canaveral with all of my family but one nephew who is currently serving in the military. We cruised on Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas to Coco Cay and Nassau in the Bahamas. It was a little stormy our first day but none of us minded the waves. Kurt, the girls, and I went snorkeling with stingrays in Nassau. We went kayaking with my dad and nephew, Bobby on Coco Cay. We also went snorkeling with my niece, Jessica until I got bit on the leg by a fish. The girls had a great time in the kids program on the ship. Sara gained a pen pal from Ohio named Isaiah.<br /><br />We spent the 4th at my Terry's house. Now we are packing to get back on the road. We should be in the panhandle tonight.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-16352963916790652672009-06-26T04:56:00.006-06:002009-06-26T05:22:40.499-06:00Enjoying Florida<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKe1i-Fzo4WL46Gydoa_FUQc2Qeepk2RQf5yhv5jj039WcMJvPzL32EUdOTU3QJFlg13rmDGQkVvyxxqe1txDzrZflzO3n2iKQ2J9xPNrO1FLFGpYsFE63ZKNaNqbXkK3AV1-qZbHEHUZ/s1600-h/contrail.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKe1i-Fzo4WL46Gydoa_FUQc2Qeepk2RQf5yhv5jj039WcMJvPzL32EUdOTU3QJFlg13rmDGQkVvyxxqe1txDzrZflzO3n2iKQ2J9xPNrO1FLFGpYsFE63ZKNaNqbXkK3AV1-qZbHEHUZ/s400/contrail.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351593359907694530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWuYAu3adkNkaY05MxpSRbWYQ1jTmFDobqfhWR7Th9I4Qdb8a6klU2HhDxA089x425NJsaiNGT6vQQRws7o89OKjkeO_BQIwA1KsCXCvbnIiMG842HBocJw9SCd5UxGzWHZnSL6zo1Icx/s1600-h/sandlels.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWuYAu3adkNkaY05MxpSRbWYQ1jTmFDobqfhWR7Th9I4Qdb8a6klU2HhDxA089x425NJsaiNGT6vQQRws7o89OKjkeO_BQIwA1KsCXCvbnIiMG842HBocJw9SCd5UxGzWHZnSL6zo1Icx/s400/sandlels.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351593355430161090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYoV2OXt_ZuA4HhTqU7EcfG-E_x6FDQ1cGRKribhvzLm2GL-YpT-B5C3JgAb_KxTVN1KCuzD_Wa4VXH4ZTh4EBR4nVZ2bdHbE7f4k0n6jrH1_mX5usQ7xRSHa_2GlLkq56oU2XDG9n4nR/s1600-h/Palm.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYoV2OXt_ZuA4HhTqU7EcfG-E_x6FDQ1cGRKribhvzLm2GL-YpT-B5C3JgAb_KxTVN1KCuzD_Wa4VXH4ZTh4EBR4nVZ2bdHbE7f4k0n6jrH1_mX5usQ7xRSHa_2GlLkq56oU2XDG9n4nR/s400/Palm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351593355100652610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDEL-Y_6spjONFfxoFjw8Txt6-_V0kK4_HphXMycRXqc4qfn9TXN6ngcf_2fjqaqPijY0V1QEuDuct4eo6qTGctBxoBEXyQCbtCL3ivFdXyiQ57TinBrgNcjvRb24B7SsnEPWfwzP_VEM/s1600-h/hoast.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDEL-Y_6spjONFfxoFjw8Txt6-_V0kK4_HphXMycRXqc4qfn9TXN6ngcf_2fjqaqPijY0V1QEuDuct4eo6qTGctBxoBEXyQCbtCL3ivFdXyiQ57TinBrgNcjvRb24B7SsnEPWfwzP_VEM/s400/hoast.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351593351979572802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaVJ4mxo6b5r7UErAQm5zOcxMes2qXW_Zr9qE6k6wg5C91Q14wkOaj89gV5a4ui04Y3UqStRHEpbSlY_8yAt_h-jDeJu5iAVUQAxz2IkVGgjcf2Hk-perrhbl3LbvxzNMpINyuxy9TkSY/s1600-h/girls.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaVJ4mxo6b5r7UErAQm5zOcxMes2qXW_Zr9qE6k6wg5C91Q14wkOaj89gV5a4ui04Y3UqStRHEpbSlY_8yAt_h-jDeJu5iAVUQAxz2IkVGgjcf2Hk-perrhbl3LbvxzNMpINyuxy9TkSY/s400/girls.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351593347940198594" border="0" /></a><br />We arrived in FL the night of June 12th. We have been enjoying the hospitality of Jack & Carol Doherty (Jackie's Parents). They are wonderful. The days are hot and humid we combat this by going to the pool at least once a day. Jackie and I have been walking down to the beach and back in the morning. Sara and Emily have joined us on a few of these walks. The ocean is only 1 mile from Jack & Carol's house. Jackie's sister Terry lives only 15 minutes away and we have spent time over at there house also. While here we have celebrated my birthday June 14th (39) and Jackie's birthday June 23 (25 and holding). We are relaxing and anticipating our cruise. Monday June 29 we set sail and head to the Bahamas. After 4 nights and 5 days on the cruise we will start our journey home. In the pictures of this post you see Sara, Emily, contrail of the lunar rocket we watched from the driveway, the host's name plate a palm tree and my uniform foot ware. I will have Jackie edit the spelling errors when she gets a chance.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-13077945902292440472009-06-12T21:56:00.002-06:002009-06-12T21:59:43.334-06:00Made it!We are in Florida. Hoping to see a shuttle launch tomorrow. Will do a proper post then.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-23103393598777839012009-06-11T20:30:00.005-06:002009-06-13T07:10:50.736-06:00Another great day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2kqKK8ST2tUJJDKcnuynluceyxXYyTqFrEVSmbDZmMmEQ3OOs_xF4BXdFFpdqIeVCB-JX-GZctumHLvAwJgnytoUfWKw7AfiXH6ZAsNUiHErwylLQolwDt0hL5x5VnzK7-FUYwOhAL6B/s1600-h/IMG_5872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2kqKK8ST2tUJJDKcnuynluceyxXYyTqFrEVSmbDZmMmEQ3OOs_xF4BXdFFpdqIeVCB-JX-GZctumHLvAwJgnytoUfWKw7AfiXH6ZAsNUiHErwylLQolwDt0hL5x5VnzK7-FUYwOhAL6B/s400/IMG_5872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346798944084709586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Post from Kurt... It was a beautiful day all around. After watching the sun rise we got on the road. Stopped for breakfast at a place that had the motto "No grits no glory." none of us had glory. Next we stopped at a lighthouse and climbed to the top 280 or so steps. It was great fun. Then we drove on NC 12 going south. This road reminded me of the 2 lane highways back home. I started waving to everyone (not many waved back). My boy scout came out and I did my good turn by helping a couple from New Jersey get their car out of the sand on the side of the road. We spent most of the day in line to get on ferries then riding the ferries to finally end up at Quality Inn 3100 Arendell Street Morehead City NC 28557.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-47315367777070209592009-06-11T04:38:00.004-06:002009-06-11T04:50:01.519-06:00Dolphins at Daybreak<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPSPIH6VeI6yTRfu3aCoppBUB0TQhT-SxviPCYZohqVulu8TT-1LEyWI1EPPNcyaA2mHZ43nKC3GBkReH3u9L6HrFOdpdts7kENfapnvgkqPI-_BRZsEN5APGp4k5g4kRfyDuhwq_npB7/s1600-h/IMG_5855.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPSPIH6VeI6yTRfu3aCoppBUB0TQhT-SxviPCYZohqVulu8TT-1LEyWI1EPPNcyaA2mHZ43nKC3GBkReH3u9L6HrFOdpdts7kENfapnvgkqPI-_BRZsEN5APGp4k5g4kRfyDuhwq_npB7/s320/IMG_5855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346019261297512050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJqYsHkuCk2GUIYQjpp1YB8pjpmYe2mdMNfPsNnmjtIcA4Czh-Bc9PmOtY_Crw9G5-RkYehQV2D0CchTpp0X76sh16JJZNN4WL-8INXgWbbGeAaJra8Jgle1d6-_K3V2uutzQSHLB5E01/s1600-h/IMG_5824.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJqYsHkuCk2GUIYQjpp1YB8pjpmYe2mdMNfPsNnmjtIcA4Czh-Bc9PmOtY_Crw9G5-RkYehQV2D0CchTpp0X76sh16JJZNN4WL-8INXgWbbGeAaJra8Jgle1d6-_K3V2uutzQSHLB5E01/s320/IMG_5824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346019256802822642" border="0" /></a><br />We don't usually post in the morning but we had such a nice start to our day. We woke up in time to watch the sunrise on the beach in North Carolina. The hotel was right on the beach so we didn't have to go far. The girls loved playing in the surf as the sun came up. We got a bonus when a school of dolphin decided to swim past about 75 ft. off the shore. I am not sure who squealed "Dolphins!" louder the girls or me.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-46603673774284651182009-06-10T19:49:00.004-06:002009-06-10T20:07:37.345-06:00We made it to NC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudwg0K3-sqezdlchWCFTMeG24aybyuDK5aw9ZEU_z9DeLvvCCvFHTLAT4B589Ph49KMlBH_QlqCSWySfe1zZsZh9BXmhhrTD9qvXgQcOXv6V4Avr8-ZhRaulmr05kcGEE_cXChtkRrn7f/s1600-h/IMG_5759.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudwg0K3-sqezdlchWCFTMeG24aybyuDK5aw9ZEU_z9DeLvvCCvFHTLAT4B589Ph49KMlBH_QlqCSWySfe1zZsZh9BXmhhrTD9qvXgQcOXv6V4Avr8-ZhRaulmr05kcGEE_cXChtkRrn7f/s320/IMG_5759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345885625255654658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8zIIoX814GFcFJmtmiLyJLXtp52vwyOvCPCTg6B1rcmFK8Fgo6mpmQ8gZ4-qmPBr30E-6EaP0Pp-0gsMEyGcZT4A39c7_TmMDWWyoumY4ZRKFxzLlaHnSDF3ldhqptKXbyEKtz1cRepa/s1600-h/IMG_5753.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8zIIoX814GFcFJmtmiLyJLXtp52vwyOvCPCTg6B1rcmFK8Fgo6mpmQ8gZ4-qmPBr30E-6EaP0Pp-0gsMEyGcZT4A39c7_TmMDWWyoumY4ZRKFxzLlaHnSDF3ldhqptKXbyEKtz1cRepa/s320/IMG_5753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345885619622477042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcbYBy82_S1-x2zKDEFgGit9zgnOplfuXQwzCLwKy-FAkFJtU5U3SxvfuEzECIG_Z3hZkV9xsVvpCykkZkq0vqfuvktCsUfxC22txPamxvPcR22qnjsAGJMP9GtwnmgPoTJwZe44I3pEJ/s1600-h/IMG_5784.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcbYBy82_S1-x2zKDEFgGit9zgnOplfuXQwzCLwKy-FAkFJtU5U3SxvfuEzECIG_Z3hZkV9xsVvpCykkZkq0vqfuvktCsUfxC22txPamxvPcR22qnjsAGJMP9GtwnmgPoTJwZe44I3pEJ/s320/IMG_5784.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345885628022366562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEs67DmxHNnrs04YVXYZ-fauiSTWeaJIYGo0V7LllCzDcoPvwcx2n9TnTDkWdui0i4IKz_Q_3yHmIUUHWRIzEI0XFUq4crhFQVYpfegfQcOaYgsb0reW39Uyi5YTfIAadzBSGWDLzAgHi/s1600-h/IMG_5792.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsEs67DmxHNnrs04YVXYZ-fauiSTWeaJIYGo0V7LllCzDcoPvwcx2n9TnTDkWdui0i4IKz_Q_3yHmIUUHWRIzEI0XFUq4crhFQVYpfegfQcOaYgsb0reW39Uyi5YTfIAadzBSGWDLzAgHi/s320/IMG_5792.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345885619358318210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYcyCMLkqNg7xwRhIJeOkwlF485xQkX9-mW97TH9SbdvoxOvFbHaT_rmgJLHL4PqM21kLkrzV9PgoMHEbeNqUwZdL3XNFlKGrvYOiI9Clph-XB4dXh7pzuJKHY_KqRqi_mUziOJu8fh7I/s1600-h/IMG_5804.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYcyCMLkqNg7xwRhIJeOkwlF485xQkX9-mW97TH9SbdvoxOvFbHaT_rmgJLHL4PqM21kLkrzV9PgoMHEbeNqUwZdL3XNFlKGrvYOiI9Clph-XB4dXh7pzuJKHY_KqRqi_mUziOJu8fh7I/s320/IMG_5804.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345885621039717250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We made two stops along the way today. We stopped in Norfolk, VA to visit Nauticus, a naval museum and science center. We found out the mermaid is the symbol of Virginia. The girls loved the different painted mermaids. We enjoyed trying to steer the simulated ships and shoot down attacking airplanes at Nauticus. We walked on the USS Wisconsin. It was fun to hear about the history of the ship from the retired Navy volunteers.<br /><br />Next we head for Virginia Beach. It was very crowded but the beach was nice. We decided not to stay too long as we wanted to get to NC. We stopped for dinner in a town called Kill Devil Hills. The seafood buffet was excellent. We got a room in town right on the beach. We went down to the beach tonight and want to get up to see the sunrise so I will say goodnight. Hope to be in Florida in a couple of days.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-8723813647193759472009-06-10T19:36:00.003-06:002009-06-10T19:49:18.410-06:00Losing track of days<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pxqi0R97o_chDGukoOl1wpQRABAimV3-EYskPNOyXajPutbwC2OXOpBDCRNOGSgnBmbJbNpUkuxxd1levr2P1MYytPY4bhyphenhyphenoq7M-xO55ZwluTA7FaJzLdHlY86iHDFbZrTjajeUUxyRP/s1600-h/IMG_5742.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pxqi0R97o_chDGukoOl1wpQRABAimV3-EYskPNOyXajPutbwC2OXOpBDCRNOGSgnBmbJbNpUkuxxd1levr2P1MYytPY4bhyphenhyphenoq7M-xO55ZwluTA7FaJzLdHlY86iHDFbZrTjajeUUxyRP/s320/IMG_5742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345880222764947362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVjxUb9rwmGJ26AKPqtmau8mQ83CAoIgucxxTaJZEVy2Q4vHczU09i2JFBs_bkZVyvjQr0QFiUfAOleovwIOWEs3ZOtBwn0jY6Gz2QO8CPj1PP370uUx1seTcwXgR2kw8PkTi7ztfNGYw/s1600-h/IMG_5736.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVjxUb9rwmGJ26AKPqtmau8mQ83CAoIgucxxTaJZEVy2Q4vHczU09i2JFBs_bkZVyvjQr0QFiUfAOleovwIOWEs3ZOtBwn0jY6Gz2QO8CPj1PP370uUx1seTcwXgR2kw8PkTi7ztfNGYw/s320/IMG_5736.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345880214552971538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcGnv0vpjtaI60SSU60G7_7de_BdwdOLr8yuNoyUlP3Vsiqkb-xMl1bOqCWaintuXfmefaUosTxh4pfR8sBNfsl7_JfWNQzWKm8PXD5W2yb0CYC0sGqAqxtGjnPkegVMONR2jRuslzDg9/s1600-h/IMG_5731.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcGnv0vpjtaI60SSU60G7_7de_BdwdOLr8yuNoyUlP3Vsiqkb-xMl1bOqCWaintuXfmefaUosTxh4pfR8sBNfsl7_JfWNQzWKm8PXD5W2yb0CYC0sGqAqxtGjnPkegVMONR2jRuslzDg9/s320/IMG_5731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345880207346664594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDh3mWpgigGtryUMqVGLkN-aLC3hVVX0W893B2UmSvYxUEnAvd7_qaxFZJaJCpWCfwoWBoizPx4wxDlVdFgjW8MqfNfim9Bh11gT02-29kPuS3d75lRYdL5MZOEyvufibhSRphFX0eJbV/s1600-h/IMG_5740.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDh3mWpgigGtryUMqVGLkN-aLC3hVVX0W893B2UmSvYxUEnAvd7_qaxFZJaJCpWCfwoWBoizPx4wxDlVdFgjW8MqfNfim9Bh11gT02-29kPuS3d75lRYdL5MZOEyvufibhSRphFX0eJbV/s320/IMG_5740.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345880219357375010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvCj6-DqejExQf1rUyJVuytx-lfqP6_AJo6j8gBmjU-yGND6BXLOTcQSOpHLffSx3Vh8-ayzgDJ90L6zeL4zvR9Y407xv74dHjvsiFTgtg43nNxHFXFwIsHHl7WjNfJi7EVzDCKYnpPHM/s1600-h/IMG_5741.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvCj6-DqejExQf1rUyJVuytx-lfqP6_AJo6j8gBmjU-yGND6BXLOTcQSOpHLffSx3Vh8-ayzgDJ90L6zeL4zvR9Y407xv74dHjvsiFTgtg43nNxHFXFwIsHHl7WjNfJi7EVzDCKYnpPHM/s320/IMG_5741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345880218561614690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We did not have a wifi connection Tuesday so we didn't post. We checked out of the hotel and walked up to the National Zoo. We wanted to get on the road so we just picked a few things to see: the octopus, elephants, gorillas, and pandas.<br /><br />The weather was stormy as we headed for Virginia. We got to Colonial Williamsburg just in time for dinner and to meet a few of the "residents". The girls couldn't resist the urge to dance when the fiddle began. The other diners seemed to enjoy the impromptu performance.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-27158113452477114452009-06-08T20:18:00.003-06:002009-06-08T20:27:41.753-06:00Day in D.C. Part 5-Washington Monument<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhdIi66sUXLS6aOHbqTIafu6lZBxZdILR1OWK0CE1A-kfe3n6vOFesXTl6zusE1Y1_-nA51T1pQtoiUWrkHLbrvsZV8TTSZEMDThDmeyy23RqV_midFrAEGLkdK4Io_5cAUK_sD0d4boQ/s1600-h/IMG_5706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhdIi66sUXLS6aOHbqTIafu6lZBxZdILR1OWK0CE1A-kfe3n6vOFesXTl6zusE1Y1_-nA51T1pQtoiUWrkHLbrvsZV8TTSZEMDThDmeyy23RqV_midFrAEGLkdK4Io_5cAUK_sD0d4boQ/s320/IMG_5706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345148556439721826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzLmHKRbh6OJvAYdnyfOFdD0bzfABbxpHzvy0KW_BFTDv2Z1bH1R97-C64dOOB0FZpsI9LMdZM3Co7xcMv3pJgaBGHEmoStbn4atPj_McttvD5qwMKyHazaSajcRqzLtPcuTNf03fPvV1/s1600-h/IMG_5707.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzLmHKRbh6OJvAYdnyfOFdD0bzfABbxpHzvy0KW_BFTDv2Z1bH1R97-C64dOOB0FZpsI9LMdZM3Co7xcMv3pJgaBGHEmoStbn4atPj_McttvD5qwMKyHazaSajcRqzLtPcuTNf03fPvV1/s320/IMG_5707.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345148552365115602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaJ4CAGKL-5u3VeTeOkBJoMwCOLgo0LMpGeYES3NlIq9CX2T_tzgLxd0BoBTSln4MB8p9YbdrXr94qH902CFH8aqgTIUomN8DKgIKhCgDBTfPJG_vBZUhZFTnz2b3gLwZGJ5NrjHmSTqh/s1600-h/IMG_5708.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaJ4CAGKL-5u3VeTeOkBJoMwCOLgo0LMpGeYES3NlIq9CX2T_tzgLxd0BoBTSln4MB8p9YbdrXr94qH902CFH8aqgTIUomN8DKgIKhCgDBTfPJG_vBZUhZFTnz2b3gLwZGJ5NrjHmSTqh/s320/IMG_5708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345148548036914258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvC3KxRJ8AB7WL5NjE1G4oYPsWXyISAuU_zUN244WOzWNp_T7SH7l4x3ooDSKlOQfESdrZr0wNzSvxLEC7tPp16zOcbP0OOBWIJ8nT73-QuqsX7OxJrkqLm6wSEIcBJML2OgELWSxyqdG/s1600-h/IMG_5710.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvC3KxRJ8AB7WL5NjE1G4oYPsWXyISAuU_zUN244WOzWNp_T7SH7l4x3ooDSKlOQfESdrZr0wNzSvxLEC7tPp16zOcbP0OOBWIJ8nT73-QuqsX7OxJrkqLm6wSEIcBJML2OgELWSxyqdG/s320/IMG_5710.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345148545385660866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DtBpPy62MHKPMiL0efsHD8CXmya62QUO7O8frHyCtp7GtaFU7nTDba1HAcf62CSoK_iWXMm057RL0W3DCIS_J6SoY_ZN1_Mlr8pg3Zg1tOP_us6VvlAn-qWu2zjjcLeKa8ej3jXyD0rS/s1600-h/IMG_5688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DtBpPy62MHKPMiL0efsHD8CXmya62QUO7O8frHyCtp7GtaFU7nTDba1HAcf62CSoK_iWXMm057RL0W3DCIS_J6SoY_ZN1_Mlr8pg3Zg1tOP_us6VvlAn-qWu2zjjcLeKa8ej3jXyD0rS/s320/IMG_5688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345148559784835010" border="0" /></a><br />After a quick trip back up to the Reagan for dinner ( I told you the food was good), we went back to the Washington Monument. We rode the elevator up to the top and took pictures out each window.<br /><br />We took the metro back home and everyone is exhausted and have very sore feet. The girls want to go to the Zoo tomorrow before we leave D.C. I told them we will have to see if I can walk tomorrow. Right now it doesn't look promising.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-86701681429590117892009-06-08T20:06:00.003-06:002009-06-08T20:28:14.649-06:00Day in D.C. Part 4-Museum of American History<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCAHYQt9_mKEl44OhXTUKb1T8MpmMbNJsAmdXRBa1vOdKPACZ9U_2UUCJTapAnmRAimKz7u1AeanppB0_Sx4wlDDuDwAQq82wPpdyprOM9TFw6zb5HiKOdWTCr8LhxOf33lSTQaX6YQbh/s1600-h/IMG_5684.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCAHYQt9_mKEl44OhXTUKb1T8MpmMbNJsAmdXRBa1vOdKPACZ9U_2UUCJTapAnmRAimKz7u1AeanppB0_Sx4wlDDuDwAQq82wPpdyprOM9TFw6zb5HiKOdWTCr8LhxOf33lSTQaX6YQbh/s320/IMG_5684.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345145914369075570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2yVlZrH64qUUjdFEfGRxahACFTwB4Eks9J4g9nz4TRVhVSLr8YBCaPToUKKvmH3JQD_kjVRBgxdqYxS8qtGAfe_76o-dZQKUYdjsDUsZOrMbIMXEb4zxByxBFWbWDTwuILEhxa8L_LVq/s1600-h/IMG_5672.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2yVlZrH64qUUjdFEfGRxahACFTwB4Eks9J4g9nz4TRVhVSLr8YBCaPToUKKvmH3JQD_kjVRBgxdqYxS8qtGAfe_76o-dZQKUYdjsDUsZOrMbIMXEb4zxByxBFWbWDTwuILEhxa8L_LVq/s320/IMG_5672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345145912787266690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81-aAY9gV9UjcSiqf9vwh_b6zz3TV5Jl56RBvjoOsOiF6Lv0b255NQBoI-4d1zu8jlTtayVOT6RoSsCwlr5QSTVUqfgrrRjLU4P0QjfXQ7xgFWpA1yJZaDaxhHmcR7mLAlW27rJXkTSuh/s1600-h/IMG_5671.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81-aAY9gV9UjcSiqf9vwh_b6zz3TV5Jl56RBvjoOsOiF6Lv0b255NQBoI-4d1zu8jlTtayVOT6RoSsCwlr5QSTVUqfgrrRjLU4P0QjfXQ7xgFWpA1yJZaDaxhHmcR7mLAlW27rJXkTSuh/s320/IMG_5671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345145911087508146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguK2aOJSxIW8Mjq1wPXAgRtEGD-hKCZgXUOIC78lThfw5FGWtbXg7dQxDMDaMaDRODmX7o847VsiwqPSL2Zrr_bdNIKZ26sSlNn4sOxKcH9Zu36CSYvf7piismRsh5z3zSeYGdgeqiqQAf/s1600-h/IMG_5670.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguK2aOJSxIW8Mjq1wPXAgRtEGD-hKCZgXUOIC78lThfw5FGWtbXg7dQxDMDaMaDRODmX7o847VsiwqPSL2Zrr_bdNIKZ26sSlNn4sOxKcH9Zu36CSYvf7piismRsh5z3zSeYGdgeqiqQAf/s320/IMG_5670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345145906954832034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjltENDYb0fXKvzJi9nR-B8wFdMStaOXXK1rUF3OAL5rDtWUhmwqvukr5NtW3JUT-WFSJGKo71cR-3bYMkmqmyQXlMs1bkVMDeNgyBdP2sxKq_lbrSoR1SEcAF6u0J5xreYJLVbGztqaXt/s1600-h/IMG_5669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjltENDYb0fXKvzJi9nR-B8wFdMStaOXXK1rUF3OAL5rDtWUhmwqvukr5NtW3JUT-WFSJGKo71cR-3bYMkmqmyQXlMs1bkVMDeNgyBdP2sxKq_lbrSoR1SEcAF6u0J5xreYJLVbGztqaXt/s320/IMG_5669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345145899663083826" border="0" /></a><br />After leaving the Museum of Natural History, we head for the Smithsonian Castle and then the Museum of American History. We had to go see some of the things we had seen in the movie Night at the Museum 2 . We saw the ruby slippers, Oscar the Grouch, and the puffy shirt from Seinfeld.<br /><br />We also liked the exhibit on all the wars the U.S. has been involved in- I think it was called The Path to Freedom. The girls burst into song in the Star Spangled Banner Exhibit. I think we need to work on the tune but it choked several people up. I didn't know the original still existed. It was very interesting to see but we couldn't take any pictures of it.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-8570193830322680832009-06-08T19:50:00.003-06:002009-06-08T20:05:02.844-06:00Day in D.C. Part 3-Museum of Natural History<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4HRlpaoqJ3adItEMoixgWWhbhHsAbBJB1qyt1-jVGqAY9N8UAtNsjg6m6qxtsdPNPmhGgXrq_hROeL4QSpKii6RQiB-WEM3nv_gCPsTowixOTkWg3ZI1h9zzujwf9IZERxJ8XHIMC2Of/s1600-h/IMG_5663.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4HRlpaoqJ3adItEMoixgWWhbhHsAbBJB1qyt1-jVGqAY9N8UAtNsjg6m6qxtsdPNPmhGgXrq_hROeL4QSpKii6RQiB-WEM3nv_gCPsTowixOTkWg3ZI1h9zzujwf9IZERxJ8XHIMC2Of/s320/IMG_5663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345142431824532930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclkRyBuk8EJxBzxZqKiNYtZnOmdAOlpULnL8Q-8UQv9Kt9mkD7D5CrB34Gfbf8iA6vdU6CdtiqN2zuI8lhGancMheUq1KpFpQe7XfCjXjDQWfnqRJ59hYNleE5Yz3_k85BaTrgXo6mEe-/s1600-h/IMG_5658.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclkRyBuk8EJxBzxZqKiNYtZnOmdAOlpULnL8Q-8UQv9Kt9mkD7D5CrB34Gfbf8iA6vdU6CdtiqN2zuI8lhGancMheUq1KpFpQe7XfCjXjDQWfnqRJ59hYNleE5Yz3_k85BaTrgXo6mEe-/s320/IMG_5658.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345142426011469106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7cNskE9U9jOCnlwilrpJQMV6TmHWm552_JlW-kGn7Kv4qsWn8FiMyH2IAarFkTUJsU_LdvpQ12pbEWoxZ7HEyOVallr-BTCOnS51lYraE9DlikjhS8pjCJ6t35D5Lr50azm13LNuxY_5/s1600-h/IMG_5662.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7cNskE9U9jOCnlwilrpJQMV6TmHWm552_JlW-kGn7Kv4qsWn8FiMyH2IAarFkTUJsU_LdvpQ12pbEWoxZ7HEyOVallr-BTCOnS51lYraE9DlikjhS8pjCJ6t35D5Lr50azm13LNuxY_5/s320/IMG_5662.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345142419896160386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCV5JVFXmd_DnqaHdX3p5Z_TZZ8zZkFa-C5rAy9Cybedd-iSIWTqQ8EfdUDFrfJ4P6q0sWrPoiHMkYCS2u9S_e0ninbLJUyy6cYwo882GCSmoe_dAGPiOiWS3bpyvJiST5G0E_THfcyXj/s1600-h/IMG_5665.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCV5JVFXmd_DnqaHdX3p5Z_TZZ8zZkFa-C5rAy9Cybedd-iSIWTqQ8EfdUDFrfJ4P6q0sWrPoiHMkYCS2u9S_e0ninbLJUyy6cYwo882GCSmoe_dAGPiOiWS3bpyvJiST5G0E_THfcyXj/s320/IMG_5665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345142417480914722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEyZUd9llUfoYn5dJArglv_81wTr2DAJs5nM4LXjfXTINEAwR33FBCxgJOuaFgBeWgqkl3WP0h_bfxkJTs_1RCDVaFjDuV-aFVp-mDWGkl6U_MpjuXiYxEQMV4zyK7BpOE5pXSPO-Ax9E/s1600-h/IMG_5666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEyZUd9llUfoYn5dJArglv_81wTr2DAJs5nM4LXjfXTINEAwR33FBCxgJOuaFgBeWgqkl3WP0h_bfxkJTs_1RCDVaFjDuV-aFVp-mDWGkl6U_MpjuXiYxEQMV4zyK7BpOE5pXSPO-Ax9E/s320/IMG_5666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345142414637406498" border="0" /></a><br />So much to see at the Smithsonian. We started at the Museum of Natural History. We like the Insect Room, and Ocean Hall but Emily said her favorite was the Gem Room and the Hope Diamond. I feel sorry for the boy who decides to marry her. The people around us got a kick out of the unison "Oooh!" from both girls when they saw the Hope Diamond.<br /><br />We also spent a lot of time in the Forensic lab with the real bones. We decided we will have to start CSI: Bluebell when we get home.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-21617713109551989552009-06-08T19:42:00.003-06:002009-06-08T20:30:05.962-06:00Day in D.C. Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKvIsrZ9iDavKa_bCpKb_StbOID76Z24SzCtJbc4EBJi5FD2enrJQXq-EmmvCCxUE59Vn1M7n-fheZA7YxjTHoQxrCFQjxJqwZ0hknBbD1KitKcwfGHUc5mLzBYm8k6beEN35BwpZSIjm/s1600-h/IMG_5648.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKvIsrZ9iDavKa_bCpKb_StbOID76Z24SzCtJbc4EBJi5FD2enrJQXq-EmmvCCxUE59Vn1M7n-fheZA7YxjTHoQxrCFQjxJqwZ0hknBbD1KitKcwfGHUc5mLzBYm8k6beEN35BwpZSIjm/s320/IMG_5648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345139149168051954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRGkDqvAo9mTJFCoB6aUUHVHCzvbPvqyJMtLhiC-DtguUZvWq_gpdiLtBv64polTd0TBcqZ50m1F6MjFVPOHeDE2XT1D7KJOW8BHziFHu9__vkvKJOKVjhq-yS_AVJRFwCVUm_LENPds3/s1600-h/IMG_5647.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRGkDqvAo9mTJFCoB6aUUHVHCzvbPvqyJMtLhiC-DtguUZvWq_gpdiLtBv64polTd0TBcqZ50m1F6MjFVPOHeDE2XT1D7KJOW8BHziFHu9__vkvKJOKVjhq-yS_AVJRFwCVUm_LENPds3/s320/IMG_5647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345139141474135394" border="0" /></a><br />Next we went to the Vietnam Memorial. We took a picture of a name of someone Rush knew when he was in Vietnam.<br /><br />We then walked to the north side of the White House. By this time we were all hot and thirsty so we walked to The Reagan building. The food is good and not too expensive but you have to go through a security check before going to the food court.<br /><br />Next stop The Museum of Natural History.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-70466668698916364182009-06-08T19:24:00.002-06:002009-06-08T19:42:08.783-06:00Day in D.C. Part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrWfP4f2ztXELG4y42LWWdFNVp-r8LnaWzW5Q6uJsYk5E7agu2pjumSeIOT_JMV3DW_cpV2fl3AgALsyhFXs_dL9U25Ur5wO6JfJ7C15U0Agk09pFgkf5zKyZaIJq_FiRem3LSPMmKIFA/s1600-h/100_1402.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrWfP4f2ztXELG4y42LWWdFNVp-r8LnaWzW5Q6uJsYk5E7agu2pjumSeIOT_JMV3DW_cpV2fl3AgALsyhFXs_dL9U25Ur5wO6JfJ7C15U0Agk09pFgkf5zKyZaIJq_FiRem3LSPMmKIFA/s320/100_1402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345137029641175362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRh68j186ddXSvms4EmpwIglEd3fkOveVPCvG6mqs-6ABurzfBCpuzbyy8zINazgQLnqOS-zHza0Jg9nxKNB6RempKzLBoNS9baV9fwvywbQysGY8gYn_q70W7AXP8JppXNbIzSTU2Oox/s1600-h/100_1399.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRh68j186ddXSvms4EmpwIglEd3fkOveVPCvG6mqs-6ABurzfBCpuzbyy8zINazgQLnqOS-zHza0Jg9nxKNB6RempKzLBoNS9baV9fwvywbQysGY8gYn_q70W7AXP8JppXNbIzSTU2Oox/s320/100_1399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345137027277117650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH2q_r30a5rHFK14DK9nAfU9ZUTYtpuKJQn6F9GuDeYjc2TOnRJ0jnhZndHSdD5DEcYZf9Q-39s8kYz5Ja4by7qHU5OWLywQ4E_uEgGnT-zVmqpOCPb14vaKhhta4fpaj7NpJ_sj1oIZ6/s1600-h/IMG_5645.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH2q_r30a5rHFK14DK9nAfU9ZUTYtpuKJQn6F9GuDeYjc2TOnRJ0jnhZndHSdD5DEcYZf9Q-39s8kYz5Ja4by7qHU5OWLywQ4E_uEgGnT-zVmqpOCPb14vaKhhta4fpaj7NpJ_sj1oIZ6/s320/IMG_5645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345137021610172050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18KcgkbDk85mQFGdacyMCOoA0eX2-otpWucDXGa0bLRpB0ZUjWmRsXBfY1ld4UPE6Lw6LCgQ2W55zX7kS7Y9oCX317yQXI1fZOlhnsBVY-hNpJGK9v0thdTi10tEiIPwcYEr7GN1CgqtI/s1600-h/IMG_5642.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg18KcgkbDk85mQFGdacyMCOoA0eX2-otpWucDXGa0bLRpB0ZUjWmRsXBfY1ld4UPE6Lw6LCgQ2W55zX7kS7Y9oCX317yQXI1fZOlhnsBVY-hNpJGK9v0thdTi10tEiIPwcYEr7GN1CgqtI/s320/IMG_5642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345137017739732002" border="0" /></a><br />We did so much today and took so many pictures we decided to break it into smaller posts. We started by taking the metro to the Smithsonian stop. We walked to the Washington Monument to get tickets to ride the elevator. We got tickets for 8 p.m.<br /><br />Then we went to the WWII memorial. The pictures around the memorial depict the US entering WWII till the war was declared over. There were several water features also.<br /><br />We walked along the reflecting pool to the Lincoln Memorial. The girls were impressed by the size.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-5639863494534699482009-06-07T20:44:00.004-06:002009-06-07T21:17:12.381-06:00Washington DC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhflF8NOYndTvBoqN4JAkpM7FZlREUZzcoCK5bx-PWxFd1v-RAuIpFm6cSuZjUFacXfnzCe276rUeLgi2-HmWUE3fu8Kh7msz3veH7tDa51ENFiGkRzpjAMooPhyfwN37bob60uClUrcy/s1600-h/IMG_5621.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhflF8NOYndTvBoqN4JAkpM7FZlREUZzcoCK5bx-PWxFd1v-RAuIpFm6cSuZjUFacXfnzCe276rUeLgi2-HmWUE3fu8Kh7msz3veH7tDa51ENFiGkRzpjAMooPhyfwN37bob60uClUrcy/s320/IMG_5621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344790519617853602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqdIt0g7mKUlASA0BiU_b7WRYbnA5mE_p7OKVc2EPmZJ8452gi7CBfgeJscVcqaRUEBnuPjAIKhnnuTjdMaXTGMSUO95nywXYiOhy3gWCpXYUrDzqde3oymxiLKFFyn-4de5dDVU_Iqlv/s1600-h/IMG_5622.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqdIt0g7mKUlASA0BiU_b7WRYbnA5mE_p7OKVc2EPmZJ8452gi7CBfgeJscVcqaRUEBnuPjAIKhnnuTjdMaXTGMSUO95nywXYiOhy3gWCpXYUrDzqde3oymxiLKFFyn-4de5dDVU_Iqlv/s320/IMG_5622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344790511786795010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6n6HDCXgiZ0jAZZ9iwSNrBlFs4ayNYJpK2maxhBO3QoGMvEZ95Hv6KabvystKx4JBEPlo9XMGiVyv9b8RCMqS1kfeyDXOs2JJjS3K_ym9MrH5lWx9DVAyrz8m9U2lWOb1PkMHa5DfTrxp/s1600-h/IMG_5623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6n6HDCXgiZ0jAZZ9iwSNrBlFs4ayNYJpK2maxhBO3QoGMvEZ95Hv6KabvystKx4JBEPlo9XMGiVyv9b8RCMqS1kfeyDXOs2JJjS3K_ym9MrH5lWx9DVAyrz8m9U2lWOb1PkMHa5DfTrxp/s320/IMG_5623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344790509893587602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMzv1Z9x3c322vVu0ZGX8eeI68zN1x0hj5kn7xLNAvRDYziQyvsW6ew0rAMA3D3erTZltj6hQCenaQS50Ipk8SF363nsNapp_-kq6E8x3YqQZ4Q13o9b1W9p77L7Ram2X5Ds_IPBoywo8/s1600-h/IMG_5614.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMzv1Z9x3c322vVu0ZGX8eeI68zN1x0hj5kn7xLNAvRDYziQyvsW6ew0rAMA3D3erTZltj6hQCenaQS50Ipk8SF363nsNapp_-kq6E8x3YqQZ4Q13o9b1W9p77L7Ram2X5Ds_IPBoywo8/s320/IMG_5614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344790508103911954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXDKFSEJ9gwLc4o9QwIJK57tvrFH6z55snLWVav93f5A4x69YQV-3zURsnWDm0rDEGjcEZMV_2Pq7t0Cra7TrA7tBiYNEKfIubtJsYNUcW4xXCPgNXZm2YP3hSSHf3InbwW-g4ta5_jQH/s1600-h/IMG_5631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXDKFSEJ9gwLc4o9QwIJK57tvrFH6z55snLWVav93f5A4x69YQV-3zURsnWDm0rDEGjcEZMV_2Pq7t0Cra7TrA7tBiYNEKfIubtJsYNUcW4xXCPgNXZm2YP3hSSHf3InbwW-g4ta5_jQH/s320/IMG_5631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344790503426257170" border="0" /></a><br />We got to DC yesterday and couldn't post. We were too late to go to the zoo and didn't see much. Tomorrow we plan to go down town and see the sights. Today we saw the National Cathedral, and the Washington Temple. The chapel we found to attend our meetings didn't have anyone there but the other travelers. Must have been Stake Conference in another building. We will be here until Tuesday. Then we resume our travels to Florida.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-36172510091979009302009-06-05T20:01:00.004-06:002009-06-05T20:37:15.167-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmqV-7ZTo-zA9t7pXtNLQplsn5zjCa5O-z8QjBItZAVoUDnEsu5oSl3Uoojc79QWTNNjxJOql6oHWDEJkxqI4KxL6WpOYyC2dbkltlRpQuwdCDFK_6nz5OpFzxqsyUqJDoufvj7uZr803/s1600-h/IMG_5611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmqV-7ZTo-zA9t7pXtNLQplsn5zjCa5O-z8QjBItZAVoUDnEsu5oSl3Uoojc79QWTNNjxJOql6oHWDEJkxqI4KxL6WpOYyC2dbkltlRpQuwdCDFK_6nz5OpFzxqsyUqJDoufvj7uZr803/s320/IMG_5611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344034437242390050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmzm3E7S1553b1Ymvc9k5Rph3b4iSI2kAelXECF9cFAgtuWafKF7T8HoH5GNXiEDH_vmaatIjiAeiaNBxJSrodBhuMRd4Z6dRGqDdmYEJlxlq8YL8l5OKjaU8n4VxEuRkHag0-HRDf3s-/s1600-h/IMG_5609.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmzm3E7S1553b1Ymvc9k5Rph3b4iSI2kAelXECF9cFAgtuWafKF7T8HoH5GNXiEDH_vmaatIjiAeiaNBxJSrodBhuMRd4Z6dRGqDdmYEJlxlq8YL8l5OKjaU8n4VxEuRkHag0-HRDf3s-/s320/IMG_5609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344034431753984610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiCRdetmK8kn7cwA7FI-G_R7kkHMQG_QVwJeHBVlAoBHr9j0LFFuVE3LFQMa3FGzQT1NIWvUVMFCcJBGQmysfC9je1DB_GFKm1xV5ckS7fk_8hpf5IuDGZTYcVZRqOANINkxI_pjL47zb/s1600-h/IMG_5600.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiCRdetmK8kn7cwA7FI-G_R7kkHMQG_QVwJeHBVlAoBHr9j0LFFuVE3LFQMa3FGzQT1NIWvUVMFCcJBGQmysfC9je1DB_GFKm1xV5ckS7fk_8hpf5IuDGZTYcVZRqOANINkxI_pjL47zb/s320/IMG_5600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344034430463913026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0J4JbUCO28zq-6dqeYLor6GJgFY3-bosMGmDdCuQZ-rN2qsckthgyXqmlfRg5ubOnEkrD5gsr9Hj7THMGuM88Dfq7NaAQd5eGFRZXNXKgu8oLaqXRrCeJRuYHa6IpWWIXrN-oQ2fWsgls/s1600-h/IMG_5597.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0J4JbUCO28zq-6dqeYLor6GJgFY3-bosMGmDdCuQZ-rN2qsckthgyXqmlfRg5ubOnEkrD5gsr9Hj7THMGuM88Dfq7NaAQd5eGFRZXNXKgu8oLaqXRrCeJRuYHa6IpWWIXrN-oQ2fWsgls/s320/IMG_5597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344034427540334274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFel6KGu4zwiDZmmtY669M0knDi8JIhnEbpZVvi-KYPcPY3sh8MyWwCPMyCHzuS8qJwUQkAB1IO_N7BR-7X9EgXFIDCwsKbJB5rX-F9PtFvYEl94NzxqPKtJNjUTUrfa6vJFJn8Tde-EZX/s1600-h/IMG_5610_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFel6KGu4zwiDZmmtY669M0knDi8JIhnEbpZVvi-KYPcPY3sh8MyWwCPMyCHzuS8qJwUQkAB1IO_N7BR-7X9EgXFIDCwsKbJB5rX-F9PtFvYEl94NzxqPKtJNjUTUrfa6vJFJn8Tde-EZX/s320/IMG_5610_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344034425609921106" border="0" /></a><br />Kurt's turn to post. Today we are coming to you from Middleburg Heights, OH 44130. We drove most of the day stopping for a time to eat and go see Lake Erie. We found a nice place to eat called Tony Packo's Cafe. We hope to be in DC tomorrow and have some clean laundry. Here are some pictures from yesterday morning and today. The girls did the rope course before the game of mini Golf and lazer tag. The watter in the background is Lake Erie.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-2217595657664484992009-06-04T20:24:00.002-06:002009-06-04T20:35:36.447-06:00Lost in ChicagoWe finished off our stay at the Kalahari by playing laser tag and miniature golf. Kurt and the girls did the ropes course while I took pictures. Then we hit the road again. We were doing great until we got into Illinois. We hit rush hour just outside Chicago. I hate traffic and my stomach was in knots. It took us an hour and a half to go 20 miles. Then we missed our exit. I thought no problem we will just get off at the next exit. We ended up in a very bad area of Chicago. It was Kurt's turn to have his stomach in knots. His knuckles were white on the wheel the whole time. I told him we needed something to write for the blog anyway and to consider it an adventure. He was not amused! Anyway we finally made it back to the highway and to Indiana.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-35198442870562190682009-06-03T17:51:00.005-06:002009-06-04T07:54:49.219-06:00Hidden treasure in Wisconsin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-sNoNqY8PInO9wqBXKL_BUrandV1zwl3WjnQQgMkPeK9NKq6M8wrA_pYFB2zOkFRfSG3hOX45IT84HgKte_03evWnyJr_1yPVql8P5nqLBATLiMVcqvHvsdaOFE9Cn-XhcRIZ63TB5Rl/s1600-h/IMG_5565_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-sNoNqY8PInO9wqBXKL_BUrandV1zwl3WjnQQgMkPeK9NKq6M8wrA_pYFB2zOkFRfSG3hOX45IT84HgKte_03evWnyJr_1yPVql8P5nqLBATLiMVcqvHvsdaOFE9Cn-XhcRIZ63TB5Rl/s320/IMG_5565_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343470267371803602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B0BFMlWN4vt-LJpl_cULdrPT-8USGiSEsihPD6i8TprVYx8ARLWvyk1f6OuvIyhQdKJG3jrPXzeXzcQHRE-2p0w3jYtzaFKWRWeN6TGiwcGn3SsuxJlGfKAGlQi0G5HTMV9tmvdvlg9Y/s1600-h/IMG_5575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B0BFMlWN4vt-LJpl_cULdrPT-8USGiSEsihPD6i8TprVYx8ARLWvyk1f6OuvIyhQdKJG3jrPXzeXzcQHRE-2p0w3jYtzaFKWRWeN6TGiwcGn3SsuxJlGfKAGlQi0G5HTMV9tmvdvlg9Y/s320/IMG_5575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343468994257687618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFxjKaH0lhMVZodVGTCx3HLQe-uopW2KZFZ91gOj3hh_PZrBH7UrW1QMG4kjm7Aaow2dzWVxVqO-87aWYolAWVBhWiF_lcHWTxf6Cb4WTsn4FzYRWLZZfOCUPBP_5219bWvAJMhxJlZwc/s1600-h/IMG_5562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFxjKaH0lhMVZodVGTCx3HLQe-uopW2KZFZ91gOj3hh_PZrBH7UrW1QMG4kjm7Aaow2dzWVxVqO-87aWYolAWVBhWiF_lcHWTxf6Cb4WTsn4FzYRWLZZfOCUPBP_5219bWvAJMhxJlZwc/s320/IMG_5562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343468990880626962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EzawKigA-Hr7QzOaYqXpspehHjZgEnH1I1Ss58d33cvUWrBdi50Fd6c5qN_NxhjUkS4NYHBf4PeFQcxH9IddZ7I9QTsR9449xzRBWHUqd-Xzd4LgBHyT3O-xx0v6vmzzWbddDw9tT2Jb/s1600-h/IMG_5561.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EzawKigA-Hr7QzOaYqXpspehHjZgEnH1I1Ss58d33cvUWrBdi50Fd6c5qN_NxhjUkS4NYHBf4PeFQcxH9IddZ7I9QTsR9449xzRBWHUqd-Xzd4LgBHyT3O-xx0v6vmzzWbddDw9tT2Jb/s320/IMG_5561.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343468984775837010" border="0" /></a><br />I never would have thought of Wisconsin as a vacation destination but we have had such a good time here, we have already talked about coming again. We are staying at the Kalahari Resort. They have an indoor water park and an outdoor water park, a theme park with laser tag, miniature golf, go karts, etc. Included in our package was an hour long horseback ride. We did the horseback ride and water parks today and will do the theme park tomorrow. We played a trivia game at the place went to dinner and won( just bragging rights) and went to see UP. I will post pictures tomorrow. I am pooped!Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-62577321461950304382009-06-02T20:00:00.003-06:002009-06-02T22:07:27.121-06:00Day 4 Corn Palace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxVdlu4TaSXmEEH1vPnjs3Q-ak2eqbghKKry85zfyfSwf_S63bAVzx47Dp5ZmaGZkvbjnzS7zUSBtCifox5RVYmX1A-cd_ayGqAuEKzCwAgb5YPCY6RHxv95ryw6dNUCwA4NMIKbID0RB/s1600-h/IMG_5554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxVdlu4TaSXmEEH1vPnjs3Q-ak2eqbghKKry85zfyfSwf_S63bAVzx47Dp5ZmaGZkvbjnzS7zUSBtCifox5RVYmX1A-cd_ayGqAuEKzCwAgb5YPCY6RHxv95ryw6dNUCwA4NMIKbID0RB/s320/IMG_5554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342948034974711250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qKASUymiZ1klT-n_1Zg86P5X0WFNikiwvSRJmg0v3UKn-OtDfRZ1NTkmlsBVNJxO3rOqbaZXq0iwdT2-XaRf9gqxKTKJEkqBd_mzWCIaF6p4ENCqhBHbwmhbKRVEexni6A-rJ8TSimRr/s1600-h/IMG_5551.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qKASUymiZ1klT-n_1Zg86P5X0WFNikiwvSRJmg0v3UKn-OtDfRZ1NTkmlsBVNJxO3rOqbaZXq0iwdT2-XaRf9gqxKTKJEkqBd_mzWCIaF6p4ENCqhBHbwmhbKRVEexni6A-rJ8TSimRr/s320/IMG_5551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342948028842153170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVqW3iBgXaSQt5JsfAooWCPnlrffpiD7GoIXQg07lGVwbCAx0xwMopYDOUFgJLWL7YiFVw1riQ3Uph6O9KlNCxb4IqSFuYbSoEwUO3WkparsK88DITZhNkrfufn_X9TrC0G2T91P71r73/s1600-h/IMG_5550.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVqW3iBgXaSQt5JsfAooWCPnlrffpiD7GoIXQg07lGVwbCAx0xwMopYDOUFgJLWL7YiFVw1riQ3Uph6O9KlNCxb4IqSFuYbSoEwUO3WkparsK88DITZhNkrfufn_X9TrC0G2T91P71r73/s320/IMG_5550.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342948023768402994" border="0" /></a><br />We went to the Corn Palace before pulling out of Mitchell, SD. It was interesting to see the pictures made from the corn and to hear the history of the place. We were going to go to De Smet and visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum but the weather was not great and we decided to just get out of SD. We actually made it across Minnesota and to the Wisconsin Dells in Wisconsin. We are going to spend tomorrow here also. It is our 17th anniversary and we decided to spend it at an indoor waterpark instead of in the car. This whole town is waterparks (21, I think) and hotels. I think we will all be glad for a day outside the car.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-83878208834007945412009-06-01T19:27:00.003-06:002009-06-01T21:18:10.884-06:00Wall Drug<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7nlKUqzfOIqI5QX8MHNWkmUIRCmtAhY_m20z7VUicDPCy5I8v10y2DlbkDmT2CfDgufs-NPi87ILKJlrlnrADoE_T53B3JHH6Q_wmAyLpddyXCFsK30F_-RWPxyf5GBGwl6YeQQQePKj/s1600-h/100_1372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7nlKUqzfOIqI5QX8MHNWkmUIRCmtAhY_m20z7VUicDPCy5I8v10y2DlbkDmT2CfDgufs-NPi87ILKJlrlnrADoE_T53B3JHH6Q_wmAyLpddyXCFsK30F_-RWPxyf5GBGwl6YeQQQePKj/s320/100_1372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342564262153524066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesLMMp3F8IoVLRHiwOjRJeHvpoNql2c3sW0L4GoSa6kNq9J-EeFa7hVMENqTYyKYVRTclulNtX6jkrq2pNEwgrF5vZMvs0QRTGtJNMJmWrUcuHryIu_6ySii7IhgTIKNrAY7aL1e1mzP8/s1600-h/100_1361.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesLMMp3F8IoVLRHiwOjRJeHvpoNql2c3sW0L4GoSa6kNq9J-EeFa7hVMENqTYyKYVRTclulNtX6jkrq2pNEwgrF5vZMvs0QRTGtJNMJmWrUcuHryIu_6ySii7IhgTIKNrAY7aL1e1mzP8/s320/100_1361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342564257979723362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAUiJ-9pIrWANmgEzYfAQgKlFlrdwo27KFzD-0GbFSBhyvlSTMVCzBPJJpdVHawrrday_dYsg_5AjdSKUZcm5mbk_v-l53ihyUfVRGEbQsLwHUcENG7Pd5QNizUdkPHKE5dGV6oWEoB1F/s1600-h/100_1380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAUiJ-9pIrWANmgEzYfAQgKlFlrdwo27KFzD-0GbFSBhyvlSTMVCzBPJJpdVHawrrday_dYsg_5AjdSKUZcm5mbk_v-l53ihyUfVRGEbQsLwHUcENG7Pd5QNizUdkPHKE5dGV6oWEoB1F/s320/100_1380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342564247742081058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz65v9en6WKDk6R127Ienohk7_LqVYKrfFa-yT8M84b89liPxsBT0Yx46NhqkSEUxMrhcrh1-SPIXZqKp6vBS1Ti-d9bSoxZDZZgZMwbs_os7uaLHa850hJZWewDVK4VwjHsru4nCRZFe2/s1600-h/100_1373.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz65v9en6WKDk6R127Ienohk7_LqVYKrfFa-yT8M84b89liPxsBT0Yx46NhqkSEUxMrhcrh1-SPIXZqKp6vBS1Ti-d9bSoxZDZZgZMwbs_os7uaLHa850hJZWewDVK4VwjHsru4nCRZFe2/s320/100_1373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342564241385882690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc6cE1mbatERKnnN0H2vzLuqXOcDs6hz-1Bxx5MSvxHuDP0XrvEccbX1gq-2m8vlZZHg496v5KHU3sFyYGTMNPwjJJRz7vgHK6_VnZkXLstEEFOGCykNg8JQyOmyoH1ULbRy3d6e5Cyzu/s1600-h/100_1383.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcc6cE1mbatERKnnN0H2vzLuqXOcDs6hz-1Bxx5MSvxHuDP0XrvEccbX1gq-2m8vlZZHg496v5KHU3sFyYGTMNPwjJJRz7vgHK6_VnZkXLstEEFOGCykNg8JQyOmyoH1ULbRy3d6e5Cyzu/s320/100_1383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342564236968404338" border="0" /></a><br />We started seeing signs for Wall Drug back in Wyoming. Kurt really just wanted to drive but the girls and I kept reading him all the signs. We were just trying to bug him and it must of worked because he pulled off at Wall. We bought Salt Water Taffy and Sara and Emily went mining and panning for gems and rocks. A little hokey but we thought it was fun. Lots of goofy photos and we were back on the road. We were trying to get to Sioux Falls but by the time we got to Mitchell were were getting kind of punchy as demonstrated by the terrible " Why did the pheasant cross the road?" jokes. We must have passed 50 dead pheasants on the side of the road. We decided it was time to call it a night. We checked into a Quality Inn, started laundry , and went for a swim. A local Ruby Tuesdays delivers for free so we a jammied( except for Kurt, somebody has to answer the door) and waiting for dinner to be delivered.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-41119870573839094342009-06-01T19:19:00.005-06:002009-06-01T21:02:50.580-06:00Bear Country USA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvaiwernY5SghV-b3-MuAEQ3PdBU4xZhm56drmd3jplax1NH2I17KaQ6Wa8XQ5EcJ9bbwBMKVqQhseO6uQeLkU5dmCc2zJ6tA30pZhUQSxCGGNwbHLwVMzRwESg9nr4xn9IX6TFvXrO7x/s1600-h/100_1341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvaiwernY5SghV-b3-MuAEQ3PdBU4xZhm56drmd3jplax1NH2I17KaQ6Wa8XQ5EcJ9bbwBMKVqQhseO6uQeLkU5dmCc2zJ6tA30pZhUQSxCGGNwbHLwVMzRwESg9nr4xn9IX6TFvXrO7x/s320/100_1341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342559615334963186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0vJ_RsFDf89vplAlHwDVCDp5dOsh1F4cPH3oTLyvsQ_T-DyuaVPW79pUyZ6mftf2JK2KRYONLhkS6F6XArJau9TNvzurikJ5w9XGJHLvAwWDom5a8wYkMx16JyFHE_T3BAT6FdeRzs5a/s1600-h/100_1340.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0vJ_RsFDf89vplAlHwDVCDp5dOsh1F4cPH3oTLyvsQ_T-DyuaVPW79pUyZ6mftf2JK2KRYONLhkS6F6XArJau9TNvzurikJ5w9XGJHLvAwWDom5a8wYkMx16JyFHE_T3BAT6FdeRzs5a/s320/100_1340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342559602838533762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAM2dmnYN73OhUQr334eNaU4gl-3s89Yf7lHYTJAv-pW5-urBiH7xK77cDX481lWdy8LGalDl-gJq5Mxw9ji07SUB3KxynJkjXS-MnQ4C_B0V7S3UClWyrcz9HfdtVrO41o_jB4tkyLZy/s1600-h/100_1304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAM2dmnYN73OhUQr334eNaU4gl-3s89Yf7lHYTJAv-pW5-urBiH7xK77cDX481lWdy8LGalDl-gJq5Mxw9ji07SUB3KxynJkjXS-MnQ4C_B0V7S3UClWyrcz9HfdtVrO41o_jB4tkyLZy/s320/100_1304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342559601895127650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFazTyPL_WJ_farQb0Q5BN3C2bDnBrWWKwzLdD-6_DdK0QR5wguhjmG1zfLGP0sMYtO3NW_9_85g_JhWCTKHSawh62oLOeL5GdFL2WzEqmYJh-LB-4T8CNcSl4VFaV4bHsDR_5ljcZUL5/s1600-h/100_1283.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFazTyPL_WJ_farQb0Q5BN3C2bDnBrWWKwzLdD-6_DdK0QR5wguhjmG1zfLGP0sMYtO3NW_9_85g_JhWCTKHSawh62oLOeL5GdFL2WzEqmYJh-LB-4T8CNcSl4VFaV4bHsDR_5ljcZUL5/s320/100_1283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342559593932745746" border="0" /></a><br />On the way out of Keystone , and on our way to 90 we stopped at Bear Country USA. I went here with my mom almost 20 years ago and had a good time. The girls were squealing in the back seat with every new animal we saw and there were a lot of them. After we finished the part you drive through we went to the new part-Babyland. There were baby otters, racoons, badgers, and lots of bear cubs. The girls wanted to bring them home. Thankfully there was a small electric fence although I am not sure if it was to keep the cubs in or the girls out. Nine hundred pictures later (d0n't worry I won't post them all) we managed to pull them away.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-31484267528848373122009-06-01T18:11:00.002-06:002009-06-01T18:14:36.802-06:00No White HouseWe found out we won't be able to tour the White House. The security information needed to be in by Friday. Unfortunately I didn't get the message until Saturday. Anyway, now that there is no reason to rush we have slowed down and enjoyed the sights more. We are spending the night in Mitchell, South Dakota-Home of the Corn Palace. Off to go swim, do laundry, and order dinner in. I will write more later and post lots of pictures. It has been a fun day!Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-64426375529444783432009-05-31T23:25:00.002-06:002009-05-31T23:42:07.431-06:00Pictures From Days 1 and 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTz4UmYAsJkFhWBWvTlVThxsqF50-eLz778L-A2DDRttnrh1YKnVdss8A3lX0CTqJ4j3fK2O8iChH2bwS3Tz6GQb-FhnfmHhBXP9jWhTrCXgLqR0ry7C7FrhDl5F8USK8dHXmT1VzoY6P/s1600-h/IMG_5456.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTz4UmYAsJkFhWBWvTlVThxsqF50-eLz778L-A2DDRttnrh1YKnVdss8A3lX0CTqJ4j3fK2O8iChH2bwS3Tz6GQb-FhnfmHhBXP9jWhTrCXgLqR0ry7C7FrhDl5F8USK8dHXmT1VzoY6P/s320/IMG_5456.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342229466834733538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtUy293FpkuOKSAOXktZ5OPbq-3p79QNgYa-T4-fwDwZB6jiVt5NlCrIQAb7fak1J6XjGQ5n5ZVW-Z28PQ76uimfcl53v57ZKH4scAYtwhIgV3NQVyFTYbozdaVOHeBChuSMFUsvDr32e/s1600-h/IMG_5461.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtUy293FpkuOKSAOXktZ5OPbq-3p79QNgYa-T4-fwDwZB6jiVt5NlCrIQAb7fak1J6XjGQ5n5ZVW-Z28PQ76uimfcl53v57ZKH4scAYtwhIgV3NQVyFTYbozdaVOHeBChuSMFUsvDr32e/s320/IMG_5461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342229463115017506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlQPZfMB6dyIpNSqZF2gQbhqqusYY0He7wUbnuJ08CRrXPmLPKjuaKsF3HZfcMuBg7OlXEesqZhIkb9lgucMt-WWi4neDbIbN6UORuoSmyYcGhQgcGPRkCKExtQfY616fBwY5rtoIZ7n1/s1600-h/IMG_5454.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlQPZfMB6dyIpNSqZF2gQbhqqusYY0He7wUbnuJ08CRrXPmLPKjuaKsF3HZfcMuBg7OlXEesqZhIkb9lgucMt-WWi4neDbIbN6UORuoSmyYcGhQgcGPRkCKExtQfY616fBwY5rtoIZ7n1/s320/IMG_5454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342229455622617346" border="0" /></a>Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-17997080053808308372009-05-31T22:27:00.004-06:002009-05-31T23:20:37.051-06:00Day 2 Mount Rushmore<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-kOdnABVmfDkx-qUgfi0Kth2WiOFbHglIPWwsMhnOxjCy1mbcdHWIkozeHqTlOe6oRWXiCo-C-iklocfKBzX-Bao9CFmizdpPmbaN6sR2RpKtfXHVwuYRia33QP4kjXmiEkiZxyuf7kZ/s1600-h/IMG_5481.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-kOdnABVmfDkx-qUgfi0Kth2WiOFbHglIPWwsMhnOxjCy1mbcdHWIkozeHqTlOe6oRWXiCo-C-iklocfKBzX-Bao9CFmizdpPmbaN6sR2RpKtfXHVwuYRia33QP4kjXmiEkiZxyuf7kZ/s320/IMG_5481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342222993056928738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5zkwUyoCHwDf3GtlVSM11aIrSqPspr5dBT9rV-8mr-wh9TsccjuU-G_lmCAya4wgFzpyC4IiCCejqn8pGennbHTtnAiftmHnmcse71TsjFZgOtayMYZmp_v_KnBuaCRMHsbqU8Yo96uc/s1600-h/IMG_5479.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5zkwUyoCHwDf3GtlVSM11aIrSqPspr5dBT9rV-8mr-wh9TsccjuU-G_lmCAya4wgFzpyC4IiCCejqn8pGennbHTtnAiftmHnmcse71TsjFZgOtayMYZmp_v_KnBuaCRMHsbqU8Yo96uc/s320/IMG_5479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342222992541556562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI_NfVfHaELjpl0bQg0tQ8c_kMaFe-bZkE7HRiWofIcXelLuU7Ytn79khbTOGdxSMnW95rKDEJ-VqgDnI3mDn2D0ltTMfW55SwPe9ZVneCJw3ZCtnJuQtd6E9NI46-AVlDwyDnX8cbPt3/s1600-h/IMG_5466.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI_NfVfHaELjpl0bQg0tQ8c_kMaFe-bZkE7HRiWofIcXelLuU7Ytn79khbTOGdxSMnW95rKDEJ-VqgDnI3mDn2D0ltTMfW55SwPe9ZVneCJw3ZCtnJuQtd6E9NI46-AVlDwyDnX8cbPt3/s320/IMG_5466.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342222987779437650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We went to church at the Frontier Ward. I am not sure if they are just the friendliest people we have ever met or if they were trying to recruit new blood. My favorite quote from the meeting was from a man who moved to Wyoming from Arizona. He said, " Many are cold , but few are frozen".<br /><br />We spent most of the day driving north in Wyoming. We stopped at the Woodcarving Museum in South Dakota. It had some interesting mechanical carvings. Just after we got inside it started to rain like crazy. I was a little worried about our trip to Mount Rushmore but the sky cleared just as we got into town. The drive into this area was amazing.<br /><br />We stayed at a little motel called the Washington Inn. It filled the girls one criterion- it had a pool. Unfortunately we never got to use it. We went to eat at a place called the Trail Drive Cafe because it had a sign that said Buffalo Ribs. When we pulled up there were no other cars there. I told Kurt that was not a good sign but we decided to brave it anyway. Big mistake! At least the girls can say they have now eaten buffalo.<br /><br />We then went up the road to Mount Rushmore. We went through the museum, walked the trail, saw the movies and of course took the pictures. My favorite part was the patriotic program and the lighting of the monument at night. I would tell you I was moved to tears but you all know what a big boob I am so that is not hard to do. It was definitely the highlight of the day. There is so much more to do here but it will have to be another time if we are going to make it to D.C. by the 4th. Still haven't heard back from Congressman Matheson's aide. Hopefully she will be in the office tomorrow.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3603790636401088232.post-75271261143061290502009-05-30T21:10:00.001-06:002009-05-31T23:24:23.382-06:00Day 1We got a later start than we planned but we still made it to Cheyenne today. We saw lots of antelope( all alive thank goodness). The girls also thought the wind turbines in Wyoming were cool.<br /><br />We only played the ABC game once. It lasted from the Colorado border until Craig(90 miles) There was nothing on some of those roads. Kurt tried to cheat when he couldn't find F. He tried calling the "ph" on the mph sign. He said it makes a /f/ sound. Cheaters never prosper so it was no surprise when he lost.<br /><img src="file:///Users/kloertscher/Desktop/IMG_5461.JPG" alt="" /><br />We almost didn't make it to Cheyenne. They closed the road between Laramie and Cheyenne due to hail and 6 inches of snow. Thankfully it was over by the time we got there.<br /><br />The most exciting thing that happen today was a missed phone call from our Congressman's aide. They may be able to have us tour the White House when we are in D.C. She left me a message so it isn't finalized yet but we are hoping. The girls were really excited about the possibility.<br /><br />We went swimming after dinner and now we are crashing. The agenda for tomorrow is church, and then on to South Dakota and Mount Rushmore.Mrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353303284248656770noreply@blogger.com4