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South West Trip Part 4 —- Carlsbad Caverns

Posted: Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 @ 11:57 pm in West Trip | No Comments »

Wednesday, May 21st, Early morning the boys packed up the campsite in 40mph, 92 degree heat, and it was only 7am. I was never so happy to leave a campsite. It wasn’t the destination I had dreamed about, no, it was not Eden in the desert. The night […]

South West Trip Part 3 — Allergy or Dehydration Scare

Posted: Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 @ 10:59 pm in West Trip | No Comments »

Tuesday, 20th
Out the door at 5am we were on our way to Balmorhea State Park. It was nice to have control of the air conditioning as we drove through 99 degree heat sitting in 75 degree comfort. No one was telling us that we should just toughen it up and learn […]

South West Trip Part 2

Posted: Sunday, May 18th, 2008 @ 5:37 pm in West Trip | No Comments »

We are in TX at my sister’s and having a nice time.  Bit warmer today; 91 degrees here but without the humidity of Delaware.  Yesterday we visited the Scarborourgh Renaissance Fest, saw a few acts, and some very strange folks.  At noon I picked up an orange ice to cool me down—think softball […]

South West Trip Part 1b

Posted: Thursday, May 15th, 2008 @ 10:38 pm in West Trip | No Comments »

Day 1 completed.   808 miles driven including one 2-hour stretch that I never, ever want to repeat around DC where we moved 2 miles.  IN 2 HOURS.   UGH!!!!! 
I also learned a new motel trick tonight, is that the right word?   SK wanted the hotel to have an exercise room but I […]

South West Trip Part 1

Posted: Thursday, May 15th, 2008 @ 5:00 am in West Trip | No Comments »

Back when I became a mom I had one recurring dream, ok, as a mom you have many dreams for your kids but one dream in particular was to take them out west on a cross-country trip to see this great and beautiful country of ours (sorry to my overseas readers but here I’m talking […]