Joyce

Good Snowy Morning!

Nine inches since yesterday. Schools are closed. Welcome Winter!

Snow!

This penguin was found in our backyard today. I think he likes all the snow we received.

Then and Now

Not much has changed. I am still not very comfortable with horses.

Wall Drug’s Jackalope

Before Mark headed back to university and Andrea started her dual credit courses, we took a quick trip to South Dakota. We enjoyed exploring Wall Drug before heading to the Badlands.

Traveling with Kids

Yes, it is possible to travel with assorted sizes of “children”!

In case you are wondering what all fits in the van, we have:

two tents
seven sleeping bags
seven pillows
clothes for 9 days x 7 people (in four suitcases)
Water bottles for all plus extra water for refilling
Towels and other daily needs
Breakfast, lunch and dinner for most meals
Four camp chairs
Cook stove and Coleman lantern
Footlocker full of reusable plates, cups, silverware, clothes line, clothes pegs, fuel for stove and lantern, bug spray, sun screen….
Snacks and treats while traveling
One cooler with cheese, lunch meats, pops and fresh fruits and veggies
Two cameras and one tripod
Books and activities for everyone to enjoy
One read out loud book we have been waiting to read

Once we have all that packed, we squeeze in two parents, three full grown (I hope) “children”, one growing-to-quickly adolescent, and an 8 year old.

It is a tight fit, but we always end up with some great memories from our drives.

A Rose

A rose from the anniversary bouquet that Allan gave me.

Wellfield Gardens

On Friday, we decided to visit Wellfield Gardens.

We discovered new flowers. We were really enjoying the Carolina Allspice and could not find its name (could not find name plates for most of the plants this time 🙁 ). A gentleman there heard us talking and gave us a mini lecture about the shrub 🙂