Way Up North In Minnesota

“Little cabin in the woods . . Daughter 2 and I by the window stood . . . saw a golf cart driving by . . . “ Well, I changed a few words, but the camp song is the same! I am in Minnesota. Daughter 2 and Sir are with me. Friends joined us for a night then had to leave to get their son back to Kansas City. We will deliver Daughter 2 and her friend to a French immersion camp tomorrow. When we arrived in the Pequot Lakes area we were greeted with rain and cold temperatures. To make a long story short, we are on a golf course and with the rain there is nothing to do! The adults are thrilled, the kids are . . well, not thrilled. We played a lot of cards yesterday in front of the fire! This morning we woke up to the sun and a blue sky. After a lazy morning, we headed out for a Minnesota adventure – go-carts and putt putt golf. What a great time. Sir made a great dinner and now we are all relaxing! Tomorrow I am on the move again!

Congressional Award

This is the reason I was on the move to Washington DC. How proud I am of Daughter 1. She received the Congressional Gold Medal Award. She worked on the award for 3 years and was one of 237 youth to receive the award this year. Thanks Daughter 2 for your help making this video. I know you did most of the work, but I want some of the credit for the idea! Enjoy the video!

Out West

In less than 24 hours I have flown “from sea to shining sea!” I left our Nations Capitol and watched out the window flying over huge cities, overflowing rivers, flooding, patch work farm lands, snow capped mountains and finally the ocean. What a vast, diverse and beautiful country we live in. Why California? I dropped of Daughter 1 at Stanford. She is attending a three-week summer class. Her cousin, Austin, is here in the Middle School program, too. They are just a few minutes apart from each other. We had a great time visiting with Sir’s brother and Austin. I am still on the move. . . .I am heading to Dallas to pick up Daughter 2. It has been five weeks since I wrapped my arms around that girl! I just can’t wait!

DC and Loving It

I have been on a whirlwind trip! My week has been spent visiting friends, eating great ethnic food and seeing the sites in our Nation's Capitol. The weather was beautiful, the skies were blue and the clouds were fluffy and white. All of the other thousands of tourists thought the same things! Here is a list of the few places I was able to see-






Capitol Hill, Jefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, National Cathradral, Georgetown, Embassy Row, National Archives, U.S. Botanic Gardens, National Museum of the American Indian, World War II Memorial. But there are many other places I saw as I strolled down the Mall!




I was at the National Cathradral when they were having Tim Russert's wake. The people were lined up down the street and around the corner waiting to pay their respects at the quaint church next to the Cathradral. I found the VIP entrance, and watched several celebraties come and go. A beautiful story: Wednesday night Melanie and I saw a double rainbow after a thunderstorm had passed over. At the end of Tim's funeral the song, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" was sung. As the congregation opened the doors to leave the Kennedy Center, they found the double rainbow waiting for them. Needless to say, it was a very moving moment for many people.


All in all it was a great trip. I stayed with three sets of friends in three different areas around D.C. Sir was with me part of the time - he had to go back and forth to work and then spent a day on the Hill meeting with Congressmen. We are on our way to Chicago, still on the move.

Answer to Where Am I?

Congrats to Lisa C. - She is the winner! Here is her answer: You're in Gettysburg in front of the North Carolina State Monument - Well done, Lisa. Your gift will be on its way when I return home!

Shelly

Where Am I?

Okay - here is the deal! I have been out sightseeing today! Be the first person to name the location in this picture and I will send you a gift! I had a great day - but now we are in the middle of sever thunderstorms! Life is always interesting.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there! A special greeting to my Dad and my Father-in-Law! I hope you both have a wonderful Father's Day.

I am on the move again. Nestled in the Maryland countryside, in the town of New Windsor, I am visiting friends. Sir is with me for a few days. We have just finished an amazing BBQ dinner with Larry and Ruthie, their daughter, Melanie and her husband, and his parents. What a great way to spend the day.