Monday, May 26, 2008

Count Down! One week until Departure

Welcome to our Grand Vacation! Two kids, one mom, eight praying mantids, and one RV traveling around the US for eight weeks! We will be leaving the middle of nowhere (AKA Powell Butte, Oregon ~ near Bend, Oregon) June 2 to travel to Washington DC, and NY, and back home.

I am Sarah, author, writer, and creator of this blog. My day job is working as an extension faculty for a university, and I have a large amount of caction time to spend. So spend it we will!

On this grand vacation my two active, energetic boys will join me.



Mac, true age 12, but considers himself about 35.... my eldest, lives by the book, and follows the rules. Has a sarcastic, dry wit, and loves to torment his brother. He is mainly always interested in aeronautics, anthropology, world history, ham radios, and Legos.




Dusty, age (almost) 1o, is my red haired rebel...has a heart of gold and thinks he can communicate with animals, and hear the wind. He is incredibly intuitive and is creative in the ways he manages to push his brother's buttons. He is mainly interested in animals, bugs, flowers (as in gardening), swimming, Greek history, and Bionicles.




At this point, departure is set for June 2, if I make it home from Coos Bay, OR in time! (I have a Lego Robotics training to teach in Coos Bay which is exactly 6 1/2 hours from the middle of nowhere....) We plan to leave in the afternoon on June 2 and head for Boise, ID or actually, Meridian to a water park! Roaring Waters http://www.roaringsprings.com/

We plan to go southerly on the way east, and more northerly on the way back. Any ideas, thoughts, things you think we should see would be welcome!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

That picture of Dusty with his cross-eyed pet is priceless! Bon Voyage and make sure to establish ground rules early, like lots of breaks for the driver and stopping at the occasional motel for a shower!

Sarah Wiliver said...

The cross eyed pet is actually a nopossum found at West Coast Game Park near Coos Bay Oregon. (http://www.gameparksafari.com/) But Dusty really wanted to take her home with us!

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