sparklers – 4 jul 2011
To celebrate Gazoo’s birthday and the Fourth of July, we had a party! The girls made a cake, I cut up veggies for the grill, Rob grilled. Some friends came over to celebrate with us; we made homemade ice cream and lit up some sparklers too. We stayed up far too late but the combination
petunia – 3 jul 2011
A number of our plants did survive our long absence from home. The petunias survived and are now started to flourish with the watering attention form the girls. Petunia — reminds me that the last Harry Potter movie will soon be released…. !
Rant: Sharing Photos of My Kids
The other day, I read this article Inspired by Pink: All-Access Parenting and Limiting Facebook Photos, and it got under my skin. I’ve been seething on and off ever since. I wish I could figure out why this article made me so angry. Perhaps because the author comes across to me with a control-freak (the
13under13 for 1 jul 2011
Mindy hosted the Sirius/XM Kids Place Live13 under 13 this week. (All week counts in here are approximate.) 1. Baron von Rumblebuss – Did You See (14 weeks) 2. Mike Phirman – Chicken Monkey Duck (7 weeks) 3. Joe McDermott – Kitty Fight (8 weeks) 4 . Barbra Streisand (Llamanator Mix) – Duck Sauce (6
blueberries – 2 jul 2011
What a blessing. Today as I put together ideas for boosting my energy, a special package of freshly picked blueberries was gifted to my by one of my friends and neighbors. These blueberries were beautiful and tasted so wonderful fresh that I was loathe to put them in my afternoon yogurt smoothie. How wonderful to
Happiness Project: July – Energy
A new month, a new item to tackle for my Happiness Project! As a reminder (to myself!), May’s focus was on Diet. Unfortunately, our month on the road negated most of what I had gained (or lost) during May. Thus July is going to be a dual focus — getting back to where I was
chloe – 1 jul 2011
Chloe enjoyed some time at home alone while her sister went over to visit with a friend.
Photo Friday: Evie
I can’t believe we did it. We lived in Evie, our PopTop EuroVan, for 38 days. She traveled almost 10,000 miles across 22 states. We traveled and camped almost the entire trip, visiting Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and a million other great sights. Evie is taking a little break this week, but we are
gazoo – 30 jun 2011
I figured that with us being gone so long, Gazoo would have forgotten all about us. But no, she seems to remember!
herbs – 29 jun 2011
The plants didn’t ALL die while we were on our 38 day roadtrip.
in evie – 28 jun 2011
Our last day in the car!
Out West Trip: Day 38 (Cadiz, KY to HOME)
Today’s highlights: HOME! I worked in the motel room in the morning while Rob and the girls went to get some breakfast. After we left the motel, we stopped at a Starbucks to get some real coffee. And then drove and drove, getting home around 4pm. Home! Trip Stats: Roadside Attractions: None. (Total: 29) States:
iowa flooding – 27 jun 2011
Day 37 of our big trip out west brought us closer to home but not as close as we had hoped. Flooding on the interstates slowed us down quite a bit.
Out West Trip: Day 37 (Onawa, IA to Cadiz, KY)
Today’s highlights: Entering MO through the back door due to the flooding in IA. Buffet lunch in small town MO. Getting closer to home. After a quick (not vey good) breakfast at the Super 8, we headed south on I-29. The flooding was quite visible; sandbags on the highway were holding back the water. We
corn palace – 26 jun 2011
Day 36 had us heading home. We stopped at Wall Drug and the Corn Palace as we sped across South Dakota.
Out West Trip: Day 36 (Custer State Park, SD to Onawa, IA)
Today’s highlights: Eating pie at Wall Drug. Cob-shaped popcorn balls from the Corn Palace. A short detour to visit MN. After some coffee and chatting with our friends, we packed up the car and headed out. As we headed east, our first stop was at Wall Drug. Chloe asked what was special about Wall Drug
ducks – 25 jun 2011
On Day 35 of our trip out west, we hung out at Custer State park with friends. It felt good to sit still for a change!
Out West Trip: Day 35 (Custer State Park, SD)
Today’s highlights: Hanging out with friends. Horseback riding. More game playing. We had a nice breakfast in the campground. Since the only open spots for the horseback riding were at 2:30, we decided to change our plans and stay another night camping. We had to pack up to change campgrounds, though. We went to the
mount rushmore – 24 jun 2011
On day 34 of our trip out west, we went from Devil’s Tower to Mount Rushmore. The girls enjoyed the alpine slide and camping with friends at Custer State Park.
Out West Trip: Day 34 (Devil’s Tower, WY to Custer State Park, SD)
Today’s highlights: Standing in the World’s Largest Log Chair. Visiting Mount Rushmore. Driving the Iron Mountain Road. camping with friends at Custer State Park. We woke up slowly and started to pack up. We decided to eat breakfast at the KOA cafe, but it ended up being quite expensive for a very mediocre meal and
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