Home Sweet Home

We have completed the trip and are safe at home at last. The last few days have been a whirlwind of activity. We made it to Four Corners but had a bit of difficulty at Mesa Verde. There was a fire in the park that shut down the tours. By the time we realized that, it was too late to get to the Petrified Forest. I was determined to see petrified wood and maybe bring home a piece or two (which I could not have done in the Petrified Forest). I found a rock shop in Amarillo Texas which we passed right through called Mama's Minerals. At first the shop looked small and upscale, but when we got inside it was massive with hundreds of rocks and minerals in all shapes and sizes. We spent about an hour and a half and found some amazing rocks.

We had a great time at Sherrill's aunt and uncle's house in Lawton, Oklahoma and the next day drove 930 miles to Somerset, Kentucky. We drove from 7:30 in the morning and got to Somerset at 11:45 (it didn't help that we crossed a time zone) We took fairly frequent breaks and the boys didn't complain once about time in the car.

After a few days in Somerset we drove home and were so happy to see our cats again.

We are now all settled in and this blog has come to a close.

I got my class list and I am excited to be gearing up for a new school year. The boys are psyched for school in a few weeks...well maybe not psyched but they are ready for it.

Before that though we have a week at the beach, which I will not be blogging. I can't wait to get to the beach and relax.

Thanks for reading!!!

Final Statistics:

Total Distance travelled: 7,938 miles
Police traps: Over 30 (the last few days we lost track but there were lots)
Tickets: 0
Wildlife: One baby deer on Interstate 695 that barely was able to jump over the guardrail but made it to safety