Residence Inn By Marriott Phoenix Glendale

... to Canada was about 5 miles long and moved probably 25 yards in the hour while we were viewing the falls. We spent the night at a Microtel near the Buffalo airport. Thank you again to Yvonne and Greg for their bag of treats, Meghan for the leftover cookies, Bis for the delicious brownies and the Howards for the apples and bars without which our travels would probably been much grumpier :).<br><br>Monday morning Andrew started the day with two hours of his ...

Sophie and Tarrence ready with their Livestrong bands - taking the bus to Missouri Valley, Iowa, where we start our ride tomorrow. Des Moines Register: "RAGBRAI preview: Missouri Valley"

It felt so good to sleep in for once, but we still had two very important stops to make before catching our flight home. So, we packed our bags, ate a hearty breakfast at the hotel, and drove to the Pine Lawn Cemetery in Farmingdale to visit John's grandparents' grave, Frank &amp; Julia La Bua. The office gave us detailed maps and plot numbers and we located their gravesite easily. Flowers were laid and a ...

Well, the sand in the hourglass is running out, and I leave soon for my annual trip to Michigan. Am I packed? Of course not! Still throwing items in the suitcase and thinking of all the last minute stuff I need/want to get done. But I'm excited to see my family again. First stop is brother John in Okemos. I can't wait to visit with Kelly and hug those four adorable nephews of mine!

The transmission was in Omaha this morning at 6:03am... it's now 1:00pm, is it here in Missouri Valley? Nooooooooooooooooo... AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! !!!!!!!!!! 1:39 PM So the parts finally arrived, and presumably the operation has begun. Let's hope. 5:28 PM Blue is out the hospital!!! We're going to try to make it to Des Moines!!!!

... again tonite... Unfortunately I am SO brain dead, I can barely think of anything to say. It's not like there's anything happening here. Well, actually, I did get a hilarious email this evening - made me laugh right out loud: Dear Adrienne I'm not sure if I have the right email address. But if your name is Adrienne Dearmas and you are an anthropologist please read on otherwise my apologies for disturbing you. I'm ...

... parts, so we gotta put the order in in order to make sure that it goes out the following morning. Now it's time for the tricky math... If the order shipped out Wed via FedEx 2 Day, it would arrive on Friday. If Earl's mechanic gets started on the job in the morning, he can finish it by the end of the day - it's about a seven-hour job. If the parts arrive later in the day on Friday, then Earl can't finish the job by COB on Friday. So, Chris asks Earl, "can your ...

... coffee - we decided to check it out just in case (btw, it didn't work). Chris went to the bathroom and came back to alert me of yet another kitten at a roadside stop... So off I ran with food and water to set him up with a Thanksgiving style feast. Returning to the truck, I noticed Chris' brow was *VERY* furrowed and his hands were extremely dirty... "Whattup?" I asked... He showed me the copious amounts of oil dripping from pretty much everywhere... more ...

... and share the experience better. I've found myself doing a horrible job trying to sum up everything in a few words... "Um... it's really different in Ukraine." It is different, but wonderful, and I love it actually. The kind of way you love 2-year-olds. Sometimes they seem obnoxious, a little messy and full of trouble, but they are adorable with big eyes, and give great big hugs! And you have to love them because they are growing and changing so fast. Ukrainians I ...

Time to head home. We were not looking forward to the three days of driving that it would take. The worst part of a road trip out of Chicago westward is that you have to drive through the Prairie States before you get to the Mountains. The highways are good ...