some things we saw

On our trip we really saw some beautiful country. We covered ten states. On our way to the sale we went through Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and then we spent most of our time in Tennesee. Everything was so green and pretty. Grass everywhere. No weeds like we have.On our way home we went through Arkansas, Oklahoma,Texas, New Mexico, and then home. This is the arch that is in Saint Lewis. We crossed the Missouri river, the Ohio river, and the Mississippi. I could not believe how big the Mississippi is. The Arkansas line is in the middle of the bridge as you were crossing the Mississippi. Kentucky was a pretty state but I think Tennessee was my favorite. It was really beautiful.
We saw a big fire in Arkansas and there are big crosses on the side of the road. We saw quite a few of them.
This is it for now. There will be more to come.

Longest Yard Sale In America

I dont know how many of you have heard of the Longest yard sale in America, but we have been hearing about it for a couple of years. Hank got laid off in July and we wanted to go somewhere so we decided to try it out this year. It starts in Gadsden Alabama and goes 647 miles to Hudson Michigan. It only lasts for 4 days so there is no way you can cover it all. We are not big yard salers but thought it would be fun and we could see some new country while doing it. We had planned on going to Gadsden and going north but on our way we stopped at a tourist information center and ran into some people from Kentucky who had done it before and were headed to Crossville Tennesee where they were going to start. We decided to do the same thing. The yard sale is on what they call the I27 Corridor. As we got off on our exit there was a resturant right there so we had breakfast and then started hitting the sales. They were set up all over on both sides of the road.
This was one of the guys selling all of his treasures We stopped at this old time store. They had about 40 people in their parking lot and all around the store selling. It was a fun time looking through the store.

The first day of the sale, we only made it 18 miles. The second day 20 miles. Its for sure you cant go to fast or you might miss something. There will be more to come about our trip on another day.

WATERFALL

We read in the paper about the water going over the stillwater dam so we decided to take a ride and have a look. Hank worked on this dam from start to finish and we have been back up there a few times, but this time it was really something to see. It was really beautiful.

OUR LITTLE HAM

Brandi, Eric, and our Great Grandbaby came down the other day and spent the afternoon with me and stayed for dinner. I hadnt seen our baby for a week or so, so I was happy to have them come down. I cannot tell you how cute and lovable this baby is, and he is becoming quite a ham.Every time I would talk to him he would crinkle up his face and close his eyes and really give me a big smile. We went out on the lawn for a little while and he had fun crawling all over. He is about the cutest baby I ve seen in a long time. Of coarse I am sure every Grandmother feels the same way about their own Grandchild.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

A few years ago when we went from Las Vagas to Albuquerque, we bought some Indian pottery. Hank wanted to get some more so when he had a few days off for Memorial day we decided to go. The only thing was, we couldnt quite remember just where the place was. We knew it was between Flagstaff Arizona and Albuquerque. So we decided to go to Flagstaff and then over to Albuquerque so we wouldnt miss the place. We decided to go a different way this time to see some new country. We went to Hanksville and then down Glen Canyon and then on to Mexican Hat. We saw some really beautiful country,We stopped at this store in Hanksville that is built in the side of the mountain.
Heres a couple of pictures going down the canyon and then when we got to the green river before we crossed the Glen Canyon Bridge.



After we crossed the river we came to this rock called Jacobs Chair, I thought of my Grandson and thought he would get a kick out of it.
Next we came to The Natural Bridges Park and decided to stop. We had to do some walking but saw some beautiful things.


We spent that night in Flagstaff. The next morning we headed east and finally found the place we were looking for, We bought some beautiful pottery.


We went on and stopped at the Route 66 casino to see a car show and then on to Albuquerque where we spent the night. We went to the Sandia Casino for a while. Had a nice dinner, and the next morning we got up early and headed home. It was a fast three days but fun.

A GREAT DAY

a little slow in posting about Mothers Day but I had a great day. I saw both of my kids and all of my Grandkids, so that always makes for a good time. I hadnt seen the boys for a while so I was really glad to have them here. We played with the baby, took pictures, and had hamburgers and chips. I love my family so much and always look forward to them coming down. Our baby is growing so fast that every time I see him he is doing something new. He scoots on his belly and can get anywhere he wants to go.. He kept coming over to his Grandpa to pick him up. He had a big day to. When hes here he doesnt want to sleep so when he finally does let himself go to sleep hes out like a light. Here are a few pictures of the day.

CUTE PICTURES

I have a lot of really cute pictures of our baby so just thought I would share a few.