There's No Place Like Home!

We finally made it home Monday, October 6, 2008 at about 3:30. We were so anxious about the yard and my poor birdies and flowers, but were pleasantly surprised to find that our dear neighbor, Gene,had cut part of the grass for us around the driveway and the right of way out by the road, so it didn't look like an empty house and the flowers survived and the climbing roses that I rooted were looking great as was the wisteria, but the trumpet vine failed to root, but that's okay, my Petunias on the porch were a little leggy, but still in bloom and the mums, hey, you really can't kill them and they are in bloom. I had to get a manicure and pedicure because it's been 4 weeks and my nail specialist said to just wait because it's not a good idea to go to an unfamiliar salon and I totally took her advice. She was so glad to see me because I got the "works" and they need the business. I then got my teeth cleaned. Oh, I was so bad on vacation. I ate what I wanted and although I practiced dental hygiene I didn't take the pains that I do at home so they had to dig pretty deep but I now have clean choppers! We finished unloading the car this afternoon and couldn't believe the stuff we had forgotten that we had bought along the way. We have a good many souvenirs; a rock from Sioux Falls,SD, a rock from Death Valley, various and sundrid tee-shirts from Sturgis HD to "We Got a Kick on Route 66". John is planning a long weekend hunting trip on October 30 and I am going to put together a scrapbook of our trip so those of you who are coming for the Nix Family Thanksgiving will have the opportunity to see it and I will bring it to the Garner Family Christmas at Wayne and Jeri's this year. It's your year, right? That's all for now and I am going to take a break from blogging until we get back into our normal routine. (Reading the paper, working the crossword, checking the sale papers, etc.) America is truly beautiful and we are a very strong people and don't let anyone tell you different.