1600 miles. 26+ hours in the car. Me and my backside couldn’t be happier to be home in Rochester. It is surely flatter than when we started out 10 days ago! My hip joints & knees continue to complain as well. Major shout-outs to my drummer boy — husband, and DRIVER! He endured my whining about aching joints, and … Read More
Internet Cravings
(A shout-out to all the visitors from Ryan’s blog! Welcome!) My name is Cheri and I’m addicted to blogging. Ok, maybe not addicted — but I sure crave it. To prove it, I’ve left the comfort of my father-in-laws home at 11 pm and drove to my sister and brother-in-laws home (down the road) to … Read More
Squished Pennies
You can call them pressed pennies, elongated pennies, pressed cents, copper souvenirs, squeezed pennies, souvenir pennies, pressed coins, squashed cents, collector pennies, rolled pennies, flattened pennies, pressed coppers, squashed pennies, or squished pennies. Maybe you’ve seen these “Press-A-Penny” machines at the zoo, amusement parks, national landmarks. They are everywhere! In fact, they are a LOT … Read More
Do you watch the TV show Heroes? I never have, but the men in our home watch it. And like it. Which tells me it is a “manshow” – and something I probably wouldn’t be interested in. Sometimes the men in this house hunker down in the “man room” with their popcorn and watch movies and … Read More
We’re home . . .
The majesty of the mountains, the thunder of the waterfalls & rivers, the wonder of the geysers, mudpots and hot springs, the beautiful wildflowers and the roaming wild life are just memories captured through the eye of the camera. hot springs at Old Faithful Elk yes, that close up A surprise pond with water lilies … Read More
Day One Leave time: 4:45 am Arrive in Billings, Montana: 7:30 pm (CST) A cow….on a hill….in North Dakota. Go figure. The Badlands of NORTH Dakota! (who knew) Cara’s turn to drive, Danae riding shotgun. See the house in the background? It’s abandoned. There are lots of those in the middle of no-where in North … Read More
Do you remember the 80’s? I do. But, mostly I remember my little sister’s “lion hair” (held together with a can of hairspray), and her nearly white lipstick and eye shadow. Last night Danae and her friends dressed up 80’s style and went bowling. Though they were born in the second half of the 80’s, … Read More
Packing for vacation just seems to go on and on . . . We must pack: rehearsal dinner attire (dressy), wedding attire, brunch attire . . . white-water rafting attire, hiking gear, warm clothes (we’ll be in the mountains), swimsuits, shorts, jeans . . . shoes . . . Danae is first one packed. Can … Read More
Some of the old familiar gang . . . We were in youth group together, went to retreats, camps, each other’s weddings, then we grew up, moved far and near, got jobs and had kids . . . I think we did a pretty good job of it too! (some of our kids) and grandkids … Read More
That’s a bunch of bull !really, it is. And this bull is stylin’ with facial piercings! Real studs go for the big brass ring! When I approached the fence to take the below photo, the other cattle gathered ’round to protect the little one from the scarey lady with the black thing pointing at them. … Read More