The Crew and our future home for a few weeks.
Anyhoo, we made it thus far and are looking forward to rising early, grabbing some grub at the free continental breakfast (you didn't think we'd be setting up that camper just for one night stay did ya? Jim and Glady didn't raise no dummy...we're hotelin' it tonight...and tomorrow night for that matter) and off to "Little Town on the Prairie" in South Dakota where we will tour the Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead and museum. This was Jayme's request and I am excited about seeing and experiencing life on the prairie just like Ma, Pa, Mary, Laura, and Grace.
After that we'll head on over to Mitchell where there's a museum with life-sized statues of Lewis and Clark along with many other facts, maps, artifacts, etc. This was Chase's request because he is named Chase Lewis after Meriwether Lewis who is somehow a distant relative of my great-grandmother who's maiden name was Lewis. Cool eh? (Oh, and of course, we'll visit the world-renowned Corn Palace.)
Other important notes for today:
We have spotted 27 different state license plates thus far and are shooting for all 50. Think we'll find Hawaii? Ya never know. We've also started a "Quote of the Day" journal and there are two quotes entered.
* First Chase, who after sitting quietly in the backseat for many miles, suddenly blurted out, "Someday I'm going to have a sheep and I'm going to name her Baaaaaaaaarbra."
* The second is from Jayme, who upon listening to some random conversation in our room tonight remarked, "I wash my hands of this weirdness", which some of you Pirate's of the Caribbean fans may recognize. (DeBackers!)
That's it for now. Somewhere a dog barks.....(I wonder if it's Natty).
Keep a weathered eye on the horizon...
ReplyDeleteOh, my nerves, Chase's random comment made me laugh out loud. As usual. And, yes, the dog that barked was Natty, telling you she's fine and not to worry. <3
ReplyDeletePost pictures!! Truck and camper; kids in the truck; meals; anything!
ReplyDeleteLove reading your blog! Glad that you are safely on your way - the quotes of the day are a great idea! I feel like I'm tagging along on your trip! Praying for you. Take care, friend!
ReplyDeleteYeah, day one done! Praying for your Sunday drive today. I want to know how Chase pronounces "Sacagawea". We learned that it was a hard "g", but who knows. Following your trip with great interest!!
ReplyDeleteMiss you! Love the quote of the day!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Chilis from Cryder-cousin Molly! Your trip sounds like a blast! I can't wait to hear all about it. I'm glad you're going to see the Ingalls stuff - I was a HUGE fan of those books when I was little!
ReplyDeleteOh hi to Cryder-cousin Molly! Thanks for following. The Ingalls place was really cool, you would love it. We think it'd be fun to do a whole trip visiting all the places Laura lived. Maybe someday!
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