Gateway Inn & Suites of Cooperstown

... lying around the rubbish bin near the entrance. We enter and smell the same Indian coking smell we have experienced before (we are quickly finding that the Indians run most of the cheaper motels in this country). He offers us a choice of two rooms, so we go and take a look. Upon entering Cath's eyes are drawn to the dirty handprints all over the walls, the chair that is hung over the door knob leading to the next room and then ...

... lots of Rummy (I won). Laila enjoyed the playground. We had a campfire going - even during the day.

My two polar bears swam in the frigid campground pool. I watched from the sunny spot on the deck.

It was heaven. And Chris handled the sewage like a pro.

It was a wonderful weekend and I look forward to all of our new adventures.

... so much in pouring rain in my life. Funny but I am starting to get use to it, if you get cold you just take it up a level and your body gets warm and the rain is like sweat and i sjust a cooling agent. Other than the lack of visibility and braking it aint all bad. The worst part is that when you take it up ...

... house. They had not seen each other in about ten days -- tragic! LOL. Sami and Kevin decided that they would take me to PJ BBQ on Route 9 in Saratoga to make up for missing Brooks BBQ. I was very excited and quickly invited our friends Steve & Joanne to join us.

The food at PJ's is excellent! We had a wonderful dinner. It was the perfect way to end our trip!

... the FunPlex just outside of downtown Cooperstown and challenged each other to a friendly, family game of mini golf. The course was older and while very clean, the holes were not well maintained. The rims of all the holes were bent metal so even if you had the perfect shot, the ball had a mind of its own. It made for an interesting game and we had a lot of fun!!

... arrived just in time to catch Kevin pitching. He did well and did not let up any runs! The other team started the bottom of the inning letting up a couple of walks. Kevin came up to bat and started the team's rally by hitting an RBI single! WOO HOO! Our team came back to win the game!! It was a great day!

After the game we headed back to Jellystone to enjoy a delicious dinner.

This morning we traveled the last 35 minutes to Yogi Bears' Jellystone Park in Cooperstown, New York. We arrived and finished setting up right before the rain started. So we settled in to watch a movie - Night at the Museum 2.
The campground is very nice, with lots of amenities. The only downside -- NO CELL SERVICE! The boys are going through text withdrawal. I have to admit, I was ...

Around 8:30pm Ronny & Kevin decided they wanted to leave for the weekend. So, we packed the rest of the stuff into the camper and took off. We spent the night in WalMart parking lot in Oneonta, New York. We arrived around midnight. The boys hiked it over to Burger King expecting a snack. Unfortunately, only their ...

... met Jim Gates in person who works for the Hall of Fame, and who assisted me via email with some information for my book.

Next, I venture by train to South Bend, Indiana, to visit my brother and his family. I haven't seen my two nieces in many years, and very much looking forward to seeing everyone. I will also be signing books at Borders Books there a week from now.

... will try to 'draw' his puck as far up the board as possible without it falling off the end, the further the puck goes, the more points scored. The opposing team player then tries to 'outdraw' (draw puck closer to the endline) or knock the other puck off the table. Each player has 4 pucks per round, the team with the puck closet to the endline is the only team that will score that round. Any of the winning teams pucks on the playing surface that are closer to the end line ...