Well I found a purse organizer and I absolutely LOVE IT!!! It is called the Purseket and it is perfect as you can see I have a place for my bberry, cellphone, wallet, all my sets of keys, my digital camera, and I'm not even using one of the pockets!! And right in the middle is my coupon wallet :) And even better it was on sale at the Container Store last weekend with their travel sale.Another nice features being able to switch purses...
Hey check it out I've entered a contest with my layout...please vote!!! Scrapbooking: Favorite PageBrickfish ...
My cousin posted a question on her blog and gave her reasoning why she blogs. I thought I'd post my response to her post and also further explain why I blog.I blog as an online scrapbook/journal. I don't write every last thought I have because not every thought is worth sharing with the world. I try to keep things upbeat and positive as that I something I strive to achieve everyday. (it is work but I try)I agree in part with your webby in that some people may look at blogging as an excuse not to keep in touch with people....
We had a bunch on our to do list for today but we didn't get to them until 4pm. No problem though we enjoyed our pancake breakfast, our relaxful morning/afternoon.Now we're headed downtown to the container store and ikea. I want to look at the options both stores have for recycling bins. I also desperately need a purse organizer, I'm tired of always searching for my keys in my not too big purse :-P Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
We stopped by the botanical gardens near my sister's apartment in Hoover, AL this was our last day on our long long trip. I love this picture so and am thankful to have a good one of us. The grounds were gorgeous...
I don't know if you're a big organic foods eater at your house but we are. I try especially for my son to give him the most natural eating experience as often as I can. However I do allow exceptions, I'm not completely organic. I thought this video I saw on my cousin's blog was just way too funny!!! ...
Today was ds' first day at the pool this summer. Last year he LOVED the pool and it was exciting to see him so eager to get back in. He wore himself out! It is going to be a fun summer in the sun.P.S. Don't you just love his new "cool dudes" (his sun glasses) he puts them on and says cool dude. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
Jack loves playing with mommy and daddy's sun glasses and saying cool dude.So I bought him 2 pairs yesterday at the store. Do I have a cute kid or what.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
I remembered I HAD to get gas after work. I am pulling into the gas station outside my office see the gas price at 3.85 per gallon for the cheap stuff! My stomach did a flip and a flop. I really wish I couldn't remember when gas prices in my same neighborhood were .69 per gallon.I thank God I only drive 3 days a week to work and that dh is still driving our economic accord.I don't even want to imagine 7 / gal prices like they are forcasting.Man,...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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Here are a few more pictures from our trip. 7 states in 5 days.Someplace along the road in Kansas.Tori at the site of still visible wagon trail tracks.a picture of the sand dunes in colora...
It was wild up there with a bunch of teens. It also seemed just a bit too crowded for my comfort. Of course it was a great view.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
St. Loius was fun and exhausting sadly I did not eat any bbq for lunch so I can't compare to kc bbq. We ate at a bar close to the arch and a block off the river. Speaking of the river it was mighty swollen as you can tell by thie statue in the picture almost covered over.There were a couple riverboats on the water but our favorite we I was a kiddo, the McDonald's riverboat, was no longer there :( I asked a park ranger and he said it...
Here we are at the arch. More picts to come. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
God really blessed us last nught finding our hotel room. We wanted to travel to Columbia, MO to stay because it would let us sleep in a bit this morning before we head to the arch. We had a coupon book from the gas station and tori called a bunch of the hotels and they said they were all filled up because there was a college graduation. Then she tried one more hotel the Travel Lodge, they told her they only had one room left and it was 95 dollars! Then without asking the lady offered the room to us for 54 dollars if we booked...
We had dinner last night at Bandanas some yummy bbq this was my pork sandwich. We enjoyed it and our appetizer of bbq nachosWe want to try out some Memphis BBQ and see which we like better. Not a scientific study but a yummy one :)Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
We travelled through kansas city last night and we decided we should try a fun downtown place to eat well we couldn't find a parking place but we drove around for a bit and saw some sites. WW2 monument a weird bowl shaped building, and we saw and smelled the folgers coffee bulding it smelled yummy! Oh yeah and we saw the federal reserve building (our second one this trip-we saw one in denver)Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
A fun map showing many of the wagon trails. Found on the side of a rest stop building.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
I forgot to share this yesterday some of you already knew I was going to look for it. But one of my hearts desires for this trip was to find my hand print in cement. I knew the location on the campus and that it was on the slab that a utility box cover sat on. With all changes it was incredible to have found it over 20 years later. My sister, Rebecca and I stuck our hands in there in 1985. You can't read or see the prints very well...
Another point of interest in Emporia was peter pan park. A fun park we used to play at and have pictures of dad taking us down the slide.We knew there would be a new playgroun but we were astonished to see our old euipment still there.The pond looked good where I remember having fishing derbys and feeding the ducks.Pictures of the park (old equip not shown-yeah not sure why I didn't get any on this thing)Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
Here is a pict form the old way college of emporia campus. Sadly Kenyon Hall is falling apart and is basically abandoned.Only a few buildings are occupied right now and as I mentioned before some are completely torn down. It was really hard to see the place so uncared for.Anderson Library a place my dad and other builders restored 20+ years ago was pretty run down as well. It is obvious not many organizations pride themselves on the upkeep...
Here are a couple picts. What is funny is that when we were little the park was no where near as nice and you could go in the tank but what was disgusting was there would be beer cans and other trash in there. Obviously now they take it much more seriously and you cannot climb in the tank and there is no trash anywhere.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
The Emporia Zoo is a free zoo. It is small but kept up beautifully!!They had ducks, monkeys, a lioness, peacocksN deer, bald eagle, bison, and as I mentioned prairie dogs.Prairie dogs are dig tunnels under ground and pop in and out of the groud they're awfully cute Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
This was my elementary school :). Well it is no longer a school although the signs still say it is. We did get to walk around I saw my 3rd grade classroom (door only-LOL). And my kindergarden room. We pulled up and wondered why the heck a school wouldn't have a playgroud then we found out the adults that work there don't need swing sets LOLSent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
We made it to emporia. Somethings are hugely disapointing others things are just as we remember them.Here we are in front of the welcome sign. We went to see our old home on the Way College of Emporia that was cool except emporia hall the dorm iwe lived in had been torn down along with a bunch of other buildings. Many other structures. Have been added to the property. We mostly took video and pictures on our other cameras so you'll...
On our way to emporia we stopped at our family's favorite camp ground and Lake called el dorado lake.It was neat the rivers off the lake were flooded. We weren't able to find the stepping stones we used to walk across on they may have been way under water.Of course I forgot to take a picture on this phone but here is a picture of the beautiful day we've been travelling with.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
We are travelling through the flint hills beautiful views and now we're seeing more grass fed cattle.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
We heard the funniest thing on the radio this morning, the DJ announced the lunch menu for 3-4 differnt counties! How fun is that :)Another p.o.i are the oil rigs you will see all across the Kansas landscape, I took a picture for you.Oh this is great, our hotel had the brochure stand of attractions and one of them was for Emporia. I picked up a few for my family, it is fun to see your home town is a tourist attraction.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
Well I hope we're haeded some where LOL! We're on our way towards Wichita and the Emporia.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
We stayed the night in Dodge City, KS at the travel lodge.Our rating is a 2.5 out of 5. We ate breakfast at a chilhood favorite Daylight Donuts. I'm hoping that the shop in Emporia is still there so I can get a pict. They used to have a big donut in the parking lot.We woke up at 5:15 and it is 6:38 and we're getting the hell out of Dodge LOL!!!!Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
We stopped off on the side of the road for another "point of interest" this time to see the ruts the wagon trains, the pioneer men, women, and children, travelled crossing the country for more than 60 years.Look closely in this picture for gully like indents in the terrain. Those are the trails there are four but from the angle I took the picture you probably onluy see three.Just absolutely amazing to us to see the pioneer life upclose.Sent...
There are many of these feed yards along our way. It is exciting to see the farms that supply this country up close and personal.These feed yards are different than the vast open ranches of Colorado.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
Oh the land of my birth :)I'm so excited to have made it to KS. Our first stop is Dodge City, I had scheduled a visit to an overlook of the cattle stock yards. Believingly that will still come to pass. The weather in eastern co an western ks ia phenomenal!!! This certainly is the weather I packed for :). You will notice that I'm not wearing my sweater (the only one I packed LOL). So now you all know I did bring more than one outfit hehehe.Love...
We're approx 40 miles from the Kansas border and we were passing a dump truck and tori noticed the oddest place she's ever seen a license plate. Hint look up.Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
1:51 pm - finished lunch at subway in Walsenburg.Next stop Dodge City, Kansas in 283.6 milesSent via BlackBerry from T-Mob...
Around 10:30 we arrived at the great sand dunes national park in awe and amazement at the beauty and size of the dunes. God really blessed us because the only clear skies were right over the dunes.We opted to take most of our dunes pictures on our nicer cameras so we'll have to update those later. But you can kind of see them behind us12:30 pm we're done at the dunes and have to follow the same route back through/over the mountains.Fyi...
