Today was a road day
@GardenGerty (169487)
United States
July 2, 2019 9:47pm CST
Hubby was up bright and early and ready to load the car. We drove from the Minneapolis, Minnesota area clear up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Tomorrow he has a get together with former classmates from his childhood and then Thursday is Independence Day. We will drive back to Minnesota on the 5th. Home on the 8th, or the 7th.
I was writing a response to @shaggin on this discussion and realized my response is a discussion in itself.
We had four days full of fun both at home with the grands and going places. It takes a mix of both. Those fun days will be the basis of some of my posts coming up.
I love how beautiful it is up here. The pines tower way over the roadway. Much bigger than the trees in Kansas. Every little bit there is a lake, a resort, a river, you name it. We drove across the state of Wisconsin today.
My kids and I have been busy all of June doing fun things. Most things were free so it only cost me the gas to get there. On Facebook last week a girl wrote...
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
3 Jul 19
so glad y'all 're gettin' out'n 'bout, plus havin' time with the grands. they seem to grow quicker'n our own, no?
'd to giggle 'bout yer trip. my dad used to complain 'bout the trees shrinkin' once he'd hit oklahoma'n headed this way.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
6 Jul 19
@crazyhorseladycx Nope, party was in Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula, almost to Canada. I heard that once a moose got confused and went to Iowa and fell in love with a cow.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
4 Jul 19
@GardenGerty yes ma'am, that deer thingy'd be true. ya got moose there'n kansas now?? wow, who'da thunk 't?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
7 Jul 19
@GardenGerty phew, i 'twas gettin' a tad worried there fer a bit,lol. really? wonder if'n such 'twas true 'bout that love 'ffair?
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
4 Jul 19
yes, we are having fun and it is still a while until we go home.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
4 Jul 19
It is almost like time travel. Nothing really anchoring us, no real things we must do. We always go to church with the kiddos and the grand kids like that. They are having busy summertime. Lots of visits from us and the other grands.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
6 Jul 19
So you rehomed your parrot!! Did I miss discussions about it? Probably. I will need to go read some of your past ones. I am loving getting to see around the country this trip. I definitely prefer more rural and natural spaces.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
11 Aug 19
@shaggin knowing he had a good home would help.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
6 Jul 19
@LadyDuck I am not sure what all they have in this part of the country. I think some areas we have bear up here. I do not know if they have very many snakes here. In Kansas the poisonous snakes are rattlesnakes, copperheads and water moccasins, but there are other snakes as well. I do not know if we have nutria in Kansas, but probably in Michigan.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
4 Jul 19
It is beautiful up here. Our part of Kansas is not bad, either. What types of animals do you have around where you live?
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
4 Jul 19
@GardenGerty Near the lake, ducks, swans, herons, in the woods, hawks, wild boars, deer, ferrets, foxes, nutria, coluber snakes and aspis viper snakes (small, but poisonous).
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
6 Aug 19
@GardenGerty
Glad you had a good time. I am not sure you know that I am from Minneapolis. I have not seen @shaggin on here lately.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
4 Jul 19
From what I read online they are having torrential rains in Kansas, still. Good to be travelling.
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@RasmaSandra (98026)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jul 19
Glad you are enjoying yourself and having a good time.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
4 Jul 19
It is good to be away and pack the worries away a bit. New sights to see and fresh air are great as well.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
4 Jul 19
Yes, it is beautiful here. So many lakes, as well. People really love the outdoors here.
@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
4 Jul 19
It is going quickly, but I am also anxious to get back home and prepare to go back to work.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Jul 19
Love a good road trip! Are you taking pictures?
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jul 19
Gotta love a road trip.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
4 Jul 19
Especially if it does not involve too many big cities.
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@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
4 Jul 19
It has been such a long time since we were able to travel, this is very relaxing.
@GardenGerty (169487)
• United States
4 Jul 19
We plan on it. We cannot always count on the other drivers, though
