#252 Virginia, here we come!

The trip begins....AFTER work today, I'll hop on a plane to Seattle. Mom and I will be picked up at 3:30 a.m. (OMG) and taken to the airport. Then, we'll be in Virginia tomorrow night AFTER we stop over in Atlanta, Georgia and Greensboro, North Carolina where we will rent a car and drive to VA. Five states in 2 days....pretty cool.

I'll wave at you, Tammy, when we are in NC!

#251 My VW Chevy Van

Well, I'm back at work once again and I realized I have the only "clunker" vehicle that doesn't qualify for the Cash for Clunkers program in the school parking lot and it isn't from a lack of trying. I decided that my Chevy van/VW wanna be was going to get traded in once the program started. Then the details came out and my van is TOO OLD to qualify! What the heck?!
So I had to apologize to it for considering trading it in and I washed it and now "she" shines. She has not forgiven me because I tried to use the heater yesterday on my sandaled feet but it wouldn't put out heat. (sigh) I do love this van - after driving her for 37½ years, I should love her! And heck, I couldn't haul all the crap I do if I got a tiny VW bug!

#250 Art Museum Treat

Kristin Hoppe's quilt art was colorful and happy. Tiny pieces were used to put this together. I really enjoyed seeing her work.

The famous Gee's Bend quilts - fun quilts and I'm so glad I got to see them in person. I thought the closest I'd ever get to one is thumbing through photos in my coffee table book or licking my postage stamps with Gee's Bend quilts on them!

The best part was I got to go alone and spend as much or as little time as I wanted in front of each quilt. Mmmm...I'm a happy camper!

#249 Ashland

Ashland is my favorite town; somehow we missed the mark by 45 minutes when we moved here. At least I have a place to escape to when I need a culture fix! I didn't see a Shakespearean play this year but the season isn't over until next month. Maybe I'll take myself to see one.
Kari introduced me to this sweet little candy company so every trip now means a tasty treat for me to walk off in town. This time was Java Toffee....mmmmm.
I took myself to an art museum too....I'll share those photos tomorrow so stay tuned!

#248 Best of Buds...Bad Food

Shannon and me. She claims she remembers the day she met me when she was just 5 years old. Actually I remember it too. We were at a Camp Fire event, introducing us to the program.

SooOOoo, 32 years later, we are all still friends.
Although the evening was fun, the food was horrible. We will never EVER eat at the marina again. The only thing that could be eaten was the watermelon!!

#247 Judy and Shannon Arrive

Judy and Shannon arrived yesterday from southern CA. They took the train then a bus from Eastern Oregon. So about 30 hours later, they got here, road tired, but smiling. (I figured Judy would shoot me if I got too close with my camera.)

Shannon got comfortable with Hook right off the bat.
Now he is spoiled rotten and I'm worried she may catnap him in her rucksack!

#246 Doing Kari Proud

Daughter, Kari, wears high heeled shoes to work frequently. When I saw these shoes in the store ON SALE, I thought of her. I've always loved open toed shoes so I bought them. Now I've been wearing them around the house for two months to get used to being so tall and to break them in. Don't I look just wonderful with my jeans and sexy shoes and what I call my salami skin tone!

Now I just need a place to wear them other than around the house. I'm afraid to wear them at school because I have to chase kids across the grass too often!