We picked up Sarah from Aunt Wanda's house and after having a huge toast and jelly breakfast we drove down to see the Heaton, Birchfeild and Irick family graves. We saw my Grandmother and Grandfather's grave, George ''Washey" Irick, who when his wife was in labor went to get get the midwife and came back two years later! I learned that almost every one of my relatives fought in one of America's wars and all came back but one, who died 4 days before the war ended.
Then we went to the reunion. [after almost getting lost again] My dad bet me $10 I couldn't speak in a British accent for the whole four hours, but I did! It was funny because some one would walk up to me and I would start talking and they would be all confused. I had one person come up and say "you aren't from around here are you?''
It was cool to see so many of my relatives on my dad's side.
Afterwards we went back to Deanna's house for the night.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Day Seven
We ate breakfast and drove down to the airport to pick up Sarah who was flying in from New York. We waited around an hour for her flight to come in then we realized[after actually checking the flight plan] her plane actually came in at 3:30! So we drove down to a dinosaur museum they have there. It was a lot of fun. There was a box filled with bits of rubber and dinosaur bone casts. There was also computers with different things that you could do on it. At 3:00 we left to go meet Sarah. We only had to wait a couple of minutes because her flight came in early. It was really good to see her again. We drove down to Aunt Wanda's house for dinner and stayed there for awhile talking. Then we left back to uncle Ronni's house.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Day Six
We left Deanna's house at 1:00 and went to Dennis Cove, the spot where my dad went camping and fishing as a kid. The road up there had lots of twists and turns and I got really sick. We [after getting lost] then went to Fort Wataga, a fort built against the Cherokee. Then we went to my Uncle Ronni's house for a little bit. After wards we went to Aunt Wanda's house for dinner. It was really yummy and after wards I sat down on her couch, still trying to get over being sick and aunt Wanda gave me a novel about Meriwether Lewis to read on the trip back which was greatly appreciated. A while later we left again for Uncle Ronni's house and he gave me a hunting knife, also greatly appreciated. After that we went to bed.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Day Five
In the morning I was feeling so sick I couldn't talk much so I just listened to my Dad and my Aunt Wanda talk. She gave us Star Wars toys and coloring books. She made really yummy biscuits and gravy, fried bologna and strawberries. After that I felt better and we hung out with her for a while. After we rested a while we drove by the place where my dad grew up and saw one of his best friends when he was a kid. We then went to Aunt Deanna's house, my Dad's Mom took care of her when her father died. We played on her Wii and in her pool. Soon after dinner, which was also very yummy we went to bed.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Day Four
We just left the Cousin's house at 9:47 after a biscuits and gravy breakfast, all sad to leave.
10:02:36
We are driving down to Tennessee and will hopefully reach It tonight. My legs are so crowded I can't move them.
3:08:31
We just drove over the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Inside were lots of barges. The rivers were really big. We then drove through Kentucky. Several hours later we crossed into Tennessee, now around seven more hours to go!
A few hours later we drove through Nashville and wow, it was really big! Probably the biggest city I've seen besides Tel-Aviv. Once there we saw the Titans stadium.
12:30 [in case you were wondering I forget the exact time so 12:30 is only a estimate]
We finally got to Aunt Wanda's house! I was so tired I was barely able to say 'Hi!' We went straight to bed.
10:02:36
We are driving down to Tennessee and will hopefully reach It tonight. My legs are so crowded I can't move them.
3:08:31
We just drove over the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Inside were lots of barges. The rivers were really big. We then drove through Kentucky. Several hours later we crossed into Tennessee, now around seven more hours to go!
A few hours later we drove through Nashville and wow, it was really big! Probably the biggest city I've seen besides Tel-Aviv. Once there we saw the Titans stadium.
12:30 [in case you were wondering I forget the exact time so 12:30 is only a estimate]
We finally got to Aunt Wanda's house! I was so tired I was barely able to say 'Hi!' We went straight to bed.
Day Three
We had pancakes for breakfast. After that we went to a fish hatchery and got to feed the fish there. Then we went to the Cousin's farm. It was really big. I got to drive the gator and we saw two toads. It started raining so we had to go. The rain stopped and we went to a park to play, but it started to rain again so we left. We went to an Amish store and bought Chocolate Gravy and more things for Mom back home. We went back to their house afterwards. We had a wonderful spaghetti dinner and then popcorn cooked by me and Aunt Lloyann. Soon after we went to bed.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Day Two
7:02:13
We stopped at rest stop last night but I woke up probably once every hour. We woke up at six and drove through Sioux Falls and bought muffins for breakfast and more gas. [The gas was not for breakfast, in case you were wondering{:] We then drove on more, nothing really to see but really flat land, cars and street signs. I dozed off for a while and woke up in Sioux City on the South Dakota/Iowa border and in no time we were in Iowa. I've been trying to navigate our way, but at the moment I'm lost but am sure I'll get back on track. [Like after we cross into Missouri:}] The little boys are getting restless and annoying, and all I want is some decent sleep!!! We stopped at a rest stop a couple of hours later to sleep.[right as I'm no longer tired too!] After that we drove on. And on. And on. It's funny on the interstate we are on, Nebraska is on the right side and Iowa is on the left side of the interstate!
10:13:29
We passed Omaha and the little boys got real exited about seeing the "Sky Scrapers". [Ha, forget lousy Buffalo there's a sky scraper!] After a couple more hours of driving we crossed into Missouri. I'm reeeeeally tired but can't get any sleep.
Dad's getting instructions to the cousin's house. I'm tired. 4:40:34
We're finally there! No more long, cramped, loud car trip for a few days![to be said with eye twitching uncontrollably]. It was so good to see them again. We had a wonderful chicken and salad dinner followed by a football game on their X-box. Zac and me/ Josh [my cousins] were the Tennessee Volunteers and Uncle Chal was Arkansas. Uncle Chal beat us 53to72. [Hey, it was my first time playing it, give me a break!:}] After that the little boys went to bed and me, Zac and Josh went to bed a little later.
We stopped at rest stop last night but I woke up probably once every hour. We woke up at six and drove through Sioux Falls and bought muffins for breakfast and more gas. [The gas was not for breakfast, in case you were wondering{:] We then drove on more, nothing really to see but really flat land, cars and street signs. I dozed off for a while and woke up in Sioux City on the South Dakota/Iowa border and in no time we were in Iowa. I've been trying to navigate our way, but at the moment I'm lost but am sure I'll get back on track. [Like after we cross into Missouri:}] The little boys are getting restless and annoying, and all I want is some decent sleep!!! We stopped at a rest stop a couple of hours later to sleep.[right as I'm no longer tired too!] After that we drove on. And on. And on. It's funny on the interstate we are on, Nebraska is on the right side and Iowa is on the left side of the interstate!
10:13:29
We passed Omaha and the little boys got real exited about seeing the "Sky Scrapers". [Ha, forget lousy Buffalo there's a sky scraper!] After a couple more hours of driving we crossed into Missouri. I'm reeeeeally tired but can't get any sleep.
Dad's getting instructions to the cousin's house. I'm tired. 4:40:34
We're finally there! No more long, cramped, loud car trip for a few days![to be said with eye twitching uncontrollably]. It was so good to see them again. We had a wonderful chicken and salad dinner followed by a football game on their X-box. Zac and me/ Josh [my cousins] were the Tennessee Volunteers and Uncle Chal was Arkansas. Uncle Chal beat us 53to72. [Hey, it was my first time playing it, give me a break!:}] After that the little boys went to bed and me, Zac and Josh went to bed a little later.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Day One
In order to separate each day's fun on our trip I will split each day on a new post.
These are from my journal I kept for the trip.
9:29:38
We started our trip today at 7:00 but had to wake up at 6:00 to put every thing in the truck. After saying our good bye's we [we being the boys, the girls had to stay home] piled in to the truck ready to go. A little crowded but ready. O.k a whole lot crowded. We are driving past Livingston. We passed a heard of Buffalo and the younger boys sat glued to the window screaming "Buffalo! Buffalo! Look at the Buffalo!" O.k, they were not saying exactly that, but it's close enough. We are going to see the Battle Of The Little Big Horn museum and battle site and will be there in 1 1/2 hours.
12:29:38
We just finished visiting the museum. It is also a veteran's grave site, which is cool since it's the memorial day weekend. Thank you to all who fought for our freedom!
We saw the museum then walked the actual battle field. The 7th Calvary charged at the Indian camp [which was over 1 1/2 miles long!] and charged up to last stand hill. Custer and his two brothers were killed and his men fled to a small canyon where Crazy Horse and his men killed the rest of the 7th. There is a white grave marker for every 7th Calvary man killed in the spot he was killed and the path was strewn with markers. I could have giving some really cool pictures, but I left my memory card, [Of all the stupid things!!!!!]
We just left Montana and are in Wyoming and are looking for "Devils Tower." The Indians tell the story like this: Several children were playing in some woods when a bear attacked them. They ran up to a rock and the rock told them to jump on him and he would save them. They did so and he lifted them far out of the bear's reach. The bear scratched and scratched on the rock and after a while he left. The rock tried to go down again but he couldn't because of the scratches. The children were then whisked away into space and turned into stars. The scientific version? A volcano whose side fell off so it's only the core. I think the Indians version is MUCH more interesting.
A couple of hours later we drove into South Dakota and saw the black hills. Much later we saw the bad lands. For most of being in south Dakota I had a horrible head ache. We had to stop at McDonald's for dinner because our power converter didn't work. We then stopped to R.O.N. [Rest Over Night]
These are from my journal I kept for the trip.
9:29:38
We started our trip today at 7:00 but had to wake up at 6:00 to put every thing in the truck. After saying our good bye's we [we being the boys, the girls had to stay home] piled in to the truck ready to go. A little crowded but ready. O.k a whole lot crowded. We are driving past Livingston. We passed a heard of Buffalo and the younger boys sat glued to the window screaming "Buffalo! Buffalo! Look at the Buffalo!" O.k, they were not saying exactly that, but it's close enough. We are going to see the Battle Of The Little Big Horn museum and battle site and will be there in 1 1/2 hours.
12:29:38
We just finished visiting the museum. It is also a veteran's grave site, which is cool since it's the memorial day weekend. Thank you to all who fought for our freedom!
We saw the museum then walked the actual battle field. The 7th Calvary charged at the Indian camp [which was over 1 1/2 miles long!] and charged up to last stand hill. Custer and his two brothers were killed and his men fled to a small canyon where Crazy Horse and his men killed the rest of the 7th. There is a white grave marker for every 7th Calvary man killed in the spot he was killed and the path was strewn with markers. I could have giving some really cool pictures, but I left my memory card, [Of all the stupid things!!!!!]
We just left Montana and are in Wyoming and are looking for "Devils Tower." The Indians tell the story like this: Several children were playing in some woods when a bear attacked them. They ran up to a rock and the rock told them to jump on him and he would save them. They did so and he lifted them far out of the bear's reach. The bear scratched and scratched on the rock and after a while he left. The rock tried to go down again but he couldn't because of the scratches. The children were then whisked away into space and turned into stars. The scientific version? A volcano whose side fell off so it's only the core. I think the Indians version is MUCH more interesting.
A couple of hours later we drove into South Dakota and saw the black hills. Much later we saw the bad lands. For most of being in south Dakota I had a horrible head ache. We had to stop at McDonald's for dinner because our power converter didn't work. We then stopped to R.O.N. [Rest Over Night]
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