Rare Visions
One of the first apps I got for my iPhone was "The Best Road Trip Ever". It is created in conjunction with the PBS show Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations. We love that show, and we love this app! We already went and saw these kinds of things, now we will go see MORE!
So, on Sunday, we visited several iconic pieces of American history. The above photo is the Davis Memorial. In a nutshell, a man who was very wealthy and did not get along with his wife's family, created an insanely eccentric memorial to her. It was built for $200,000 during the depression. It was very interesting.
We also saw a backwards headstone. The family poured the headstone themselves, and when they pulled it out of the mold, the letters were backwards.
We saw the world's largest Russian egg. The boys were not terribly impressed with this one. We searched and searched for the world's largest hatchet. It is no longer there. We had a photo of it, and found the buildings in the photo, and the hatchet is gone. A bit of a let down.
We found a fire hydrant garden. It was private property, so I didn't want to get out and take a photo. It was done by a family whose dogs tore up their flowers, so they planted fire hydrants instead. We had the warning, that the dogs are not friendly.
We went by Bobo's drive in, which is suppose to be great road food, and has been featured on tv, but it was closed. It did look like they had some good food. We may have to go back.
Our final visit was to Grier Garden in Hiawatha, KS. This photo does not do it justice. It too, was private property, but we got out. It was built by a man, in honor of his mom, because he loved her so much. It had a pond, a gazebo, and plants plants and more plants. All tastefully done. It was very nice.
We are looking at our route we'll take this summer. We'll be able to see the world's largest coffee pot, one of the crash sites of Lindburg, and much, MUCH more. I am so excited!
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Weekend recap
We got to go to manhattan this weekend. It was country stampede weekend. The one thing I was excited to leave... And we were back. But we avoided it, so all was good.
We got to play with cheryl's new puppy. Everyone loves a puppy. He was adorable, soft and so very friendly. We had a great visit with Gary and Cheryl. It had been too long, and we missed seeing them. Every weekend the boys would ask if we got to go see grandma and granddad . I would say no, and they would give me a sad face. I am glad we got out there.
We then went to my uncle jim's retirement party. I enjoy family so much. It was delightful. We laughed hard with my cousin, played with the little girls and enjoyed visiting.
On our way home, we visited rare and unusual sites. That is an exciting post all by it's self.
A very good weekend.
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Happy Father’s Day!!
Happy Father's Day to my daddy! Happy Father's Day to Gary! Happy Father's Day to my grandpa! Happy Father's Day to my brother! Happy Father's Day to Jared!
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Natural Predator
Jared's uncle stated this weekend, that snapping turtles had no natural predator until highways and the May family came along. They came over from Ireland, and started hunting snappers. We have heard stories from Jared's granddad how he caught them when he was a boy. We've heard stories from Jared's great-uncle about the turtles. We have been told how to catch a turtle. Several methods. Turtle was served at the family reunion. The May's eat snapping turtle.
On that note. This weekend Alex caught a snapping turtle this weekend. I was not allowed to post anything on the internet until he called his granddad and told him the great news.
Here is his story. Told by me, his mom.
He went out to the dock, to check the fishing lines. He reeled in the line, and snagged the turtle. The adults were on the porch, chatting away. I heard him yell something, but he was upright, not in a panic. I figured, if he had a fish, he can come get someone to help. The fish would be fine waiting. Soon, a new arrival came to the group, Danny. Danny went outside to get some stuff out of his vehicle, he heard Alex yell. Alex yelled to him, that he caught a turtle. Danny let out a big sigh, set down his stuff, and walked over slowly, thinking Alex had caught a small turtle, that would just be a pain to get off the hook. He peeked into the water, saw the snapper, and told Alex... "You caught a SNAPPER!" He sent him back to go get Greg, the official turtle getter outer.
Alex came running back to the porch. Shouting... "I caught a SNAPPING TURTLE!" We all rushed out of course.
Greg got out a big, but not big enough net, and as Alex took back over with the line, Greg scooped him out of the water. The turtle got mad. A dog was in the way on the dock. The turtle started eating through the net.
Danny was asked to get the hook out of the mouth. He cut the line, or something.
The turtle was put in a box. The kids got demonstration of how powerful the jaws of the turtle are, by having the turtle bite a stick. We are quite proud of our turtle catching boy.
We received word that the turtle was dressed today. Too bad Alex doesn't get to eat it. He did eat some at the reunion though.
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Weekend at the lake
We just got back from a wonderfully relaxing weekend at the lake. The boys learned the fine art of fishing, from a fishing expert. We all took turns in a kayak, which was more fun than any of us expected. As we drove away, Jared was wishing he could be out on the lake in that kayak again, in the calm morning waters. We took a mule tour, but the mule broke down, so then it turned into a walking tour. We were able to call for help when we reached the top of the hill, so then, it turned out into a ride in the back of a pickup truck tour. Quite the adventure.
We took a sunset cruise on the pontoon. We played music with family, and the boys learned how to play bumper pool. Jonas is ready to buy a bumper pool table for the house. I was told he was a NATURAL. It's a game of math you know, angles and velocity. Perfect for Jonas.
We enjoyed fine dining, and wonderful visiting. We came back refreshed and relaxed. I browsed real estate in the area on our drive home. Not that we are in a position to buy, but a girl can dream.
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75 Years
Happy 75th wedding anniversary to my Grandparents. I have said it before, and I"ll say it again, they have set the bar mighty high. I couldn't of asked for better grandparents (on both sides of the family), and am very lucky to still get to spend ample time with these two. They gave me the gift of music, the gift of humor, and sprinkled in some wisdom. From them I learned many life lessons and skills. I'm a lucky lady to have them as my grandparents.
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