Hey there everyone! We are still hanging out in here in Pennsylvania trying to figure out what there is to see and do. Yesterday we went to the town of Hershey where the BIG Hershey chocolate factory is. It is very interesting how they advertise it as "free" but once you get there you find out that they charge you for everything that you want to do except for breathe. We were able to take this little Disney type ride that explains the process of how the candy is made and of course it dumps you off in the gift shop. It was fun to see all of the candy that they make and of course we spent our money on buying candy for us and t-shirts for the boys instead of going to amusment type ... read more

Yesterday we dropped Karlie off at Doggie Day Camp again, (she just loves it!) and headed to Canton for the NFL Hall of Fame. It didn't disappoint. Too bad that we weren't there last weekend when they enshrined the class of 2010. Who knows maybe we could have met Emmitt Smith or Jerry Rice? Anyhoo, seeing as I am a diehard Miami Dolphins fan, I was in my element. You will notice that most of the pictures are of the Dolphins. (yeah Storm!) Sorry to those of you who don't like them but hey, I had control of the camera so too bad. (HA!) Seriously, I loved the dolphins when I was a little kid in grade school. Back when Griese was Quarterback and they had Csonka, Warfield, and Kiick. They were a dominating force and ... read more

We left Elkhart, IN yesterday after an eventful night. We were just hanging out, I was actually doing the previous blog and Don was watching TV, and all of a sudden we heard a very loud POP! We lost our TV but the lights and computer stayed on. Well it didn't take long to figure out that the park had lost it's power and a transformer had blown. Everyone was running around trying to figure out what to do and firing up their generators. It was about 9:30pm when this happened and at about 10:30 we were told that the power would most likely be out for the night. Well I have told you how humid and sticky it has been so you can imagine how we felt. Thank God we can run at least one ... read more

Well we were blessed with another great day. We went to downtown Traverse City because we wanted to see the sights down there and also check out a little place called House of Doggs. They serve all kinds of hotdogs and it sounds kind of funky and fun. Downtown Traverse City is very old and has a lot of shops and restaurants. They do a really good job restoring all of these towns and making them friendly and fun to hang out in. The House of Doggs was really good if you like hot dogs. They had many different combinations already made up or you could make your own. I had an R&B dog (mustard, ketchup, sauerkraut, pickles, & chili) and Don had Country dog (chili, mustard, ketchup, onions, pickles). They both were very good. Too ... read more

So today I had to break down and clean house. YUK! We have been playing around for more than a month and so I thought it was time for a deep cleaning. Yesterday we went to Mackinaw Island. I really wasn't sure what to expect. Was it an old boring Fort or just a tourist trap of shops. Well, it really is a little of both but it is such a quaint and charming place that you can't help but be fascinated by it. You take a short 20 min. ferry ride (from the St. Ignace side) over to the island and it takes you back in time. There are no motorized vehicles on the island at all as you will witness from the pictures. You can rent bikes or you can take one of the ... read more