Trip Odds and Ends or Little of This and That

Funny stuff happens on vacation. In that land of Nebraska, that never ends by the way, I got pulled over. I was not speeding. I was informed that they like you to follow trucks with the 3 second rule (though 2 seconds is the law). I was 7/10 of a second too close. That was because the speed limit had just dropped to 55 MPH and I was slowing down by coasting and not braking.

Hubs said I laughed at the officer when he told me that. I remember smiling and not being upset with him. He gave me written warning, because the document all stops. I am so scrap booking that piece of paper. We did get a lot of laughs out if it. Mostly because hubs and the girls were sleeping in the back seat and my mom and I were up front listening to MoTab music and just chatting. I was in no hurry. So I was a little surprised that I got pulled over. The officer even asked me who owned the truck. Uhm, I do. With that guy in the back. He looks at hubs and his blood shot eyes. "Drive all night?" he asks. I laughed at that. From that moment on we commented on anyone following too closely. Usually the response was, well they aren't in Nebraska so it's okay.

Do you want to see what we saw the most of? Well...............okay!


Corn fields and cloudy skies. We left the sun in Utah and didn't see it until we came back through Wyoming. True story.Exciting. . . . isn't it!


A small handcart with Tree Monkey standing by outside of a little shop.



A cute little general store that smelled yummy from all the baked goods.


Sassy (standing) and Tree Monkey (sitting) beside a statue of Joseph and Hyrum Smith.



Side view of Carthage Jail


Looking up the main road in Nauvoo. Small shops, cafe's and hotels line it


Winter Quarter's Temple in Omaha Nebraska. Did I mention that Nebraska goes on FOR.EVER.

Little Squirt (Sassy's puppy) playing on her lap. He was too little to leave at home and he travels well.
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Tree Monkey sleeping through Nebraska. It was preferred over the repeated questions of "are we out of Nebraska yet?"


It was great timing for the kids school break to coincide with the weekend before our 20th Anniversary on October 20th. Yep. 20 years we've put up with each other and even learned to love the little things that some might find annoying. So glad I've spent more than half my life with my great hubby.