Our thanks to the many contestants for fanning the flames of our silliness during the long hours of driving from coast to coast, up the river, and back again!
Winnerz of "Name the Prairie Dog" Contest August 6th 2008 * Note: this is not the last Connolly-US-Road-Trip entry--we just didn't want to keep this exciting news to ourselves another day!
From Paul, King of Floonia:
As you know, the Connolly-US-Road-Trip announced a "Name the Prairie Dog" Contest some weeks ago. The King and His prize committee contemplated the many fine entries. We thought about it so hard We got a headache! ... read more
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We are a mom (Kathy) and a dad (Paul), and a reluctant 18-year-old son (JJ), and a 15-year-old son in pursuit of Ultimate Scrabble (Scott) who traveled from Connecticut to the West Coast of the US and Alaska and the Yukon in the summer of 2008. For each of us a certain type of quest took place. Paul wanted his hands on the steering wheel all the way across country and back again. For Kathy, this trip was all about getting the kids out of (what she... full info