SpringHill Suites Shreveport-Bossier City/Louisiana Downs

2009 04 08 The landscape from Galveston, TX to Shreveport, LA gets greener as the coastal plains turn into mild hills and higher land. Within 100 miles, palm trees disappear and pine trees predominate, HUGE pine trees, vastly larger than what we see in Canada. We also noticed several of patches of wild flowers in shades of yellow, blue, violet and red. Apparently, in 1965, Ladybird Johnson started a project to beautify Texas by removing junkyards/scrap ...

2009 04 08 The landscape from Galveston, TX to Shreveport, LA gets greener as the coastal plains turn into mild hills and higher land. Within 100 miles, palm trees disappear and pine trees predominate, HUGE pine trees, vastly larger than what we see in Canada. We also noticed several of patches of wild flowers in shades of yellow, blue, violet and red. Apparently, in 1965, Ladybird Johnson started a project to beautify Texas by removing junkyards/scrap ...

So it's almost 5AM, day of departure. Haven't finished the laundry, much less packing. Everything is a mess right now and the only thing I am sure of is how awesome this is going to be.  I feel a little guilty leaving for the holidays, but those who know me understand I would throw myself under a bus for my family. This is generally the time I spend at home with them to really catch up. I think they understand though.  Now time for a little sleep before the hectic day starts.

It's about a 70-mile drive from Texarkana to Shreveport...another drive that I have done more times than I can count. We lived in Texarkana from 1953 to 1961, and then we lives in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1961 to 1963. My Dad was the General Manager of KCMC-TV in ...

... sind wir nicht aus Zucker!!!! Die Stimmung ist aber top und wir machen heute Abend den Wasserausgleich.......:-))) Das Wetter sollte sich aber in den naechsten Tagen wieder beruhigen und die Wahrscheinlichkeit auf Regen reduziert sich von 100% auf 65% ..... :-(( CU Martin & Reto

Good morning! It feels so early, since I am an entire time zone to the west! We arrived safely at Alisha's parent's house last night, but it was pretty late so I didn't write or call anybody. It is a pretty day, going to be very warm and humid though, and we are going to see an air show! Alisha's dad is a Senior Master Sergeant in the Air Force, so we are staying on base here in Louisiana. I just dug the cameras ...

Early Monday, Arlington, TX was sunny and in the high 60's, didn't do much though had to work : ( Early Tuesday, was kind of cloudy and in the low 60's, again had to work didn't really do anything. Wednesday, flew to Shreveport, LA was sunny and in the high 70's! didn't do much the first day had to work. Thursday, went to work, was cloudy and in the high 60's! soaked my feet in the ...

We left Hot Springs pretty late in the day and drove on to Shreveport, LA, which is sort of the Vegas of the south. We were too tired to visit any of the casinos and Shayna was starting to feel pretty sick so we just found the first cheap hotel we passed. Luckily, they had only one room left and it was a double, non-smoking room - exactly the type of room we needed! While we did pass some of the ...

Chris left Nashville today to start his tour of duty. And how ironic it is that today is also Valentine's Day and I can't even be there! Happy Valentine's Day to us... Last night, we had a flat tire on the bus. Luckily, the wrecker was able to fix it in the wee hours of the morning. We left at 6am from the hotel with a broken juice and coffee machine. About three hours into the trip, the ...

It's now less than a week before I leave! I had so much time when I booked my flights 3 months ago and now it's a hectic rush to finish everything up. I still have 3-4 jobs to finish up this week -- have to have some funds coming in for when I return in July. Got my travel insurance. Still have yard work and house cleaning to do. I'm hoping to make a quick trip into Arkansas this Thursday and Friday to see my ...