One last hurrah

A few years ago, we made it a family tradition to go to the Iowa Indy Corn 250. Tim made it back in time to go to the qualifying yesterday. We won't make it to the actual race today because we will be busy loading the truck. We had a great time yesterday. It was great to be all back together as a family. It was a good celebration of father's day. We head out in a day or two.

One more week

We are leaving Iowa in about a week. Tim will arrive this Friday and we will pack up and head out. There is so much to do. The hard thing is we have no place to land. I guess we will put our stuff in storage and stay with relatives until we can find a rental or buy a house.

This picture is of Kelsey taken in front of the garage the last week of school.

I will miss Hickory Park in Ames

Our car automatically stops in Ames so we can eat BBQ at Hickory Park. There is usually a long line but it is worth the wait.

I will miss the horizon.

When I first moved to Iowa, wide open spaces made me nervous. Now I love it and fenced in overly treed areas make me nervous. If there is a storm coming, I want to see it move in from Nebraska. Perhaps when I move to Maine I should live on a hill facing west.

Matthew's Brain freeze

Iowa Weather

I will also miss Iowa weather. Ok, not the 25 below weather but spring, summer, and fall are great. I also love a good spring storm. I don' t want a tornado, but a good thunderstorm is so cozy. Living in Iowa has taught me about tornado sirens and heading to the basement. I tune in to Ed Wilson on channel 13 for my weather advisories. He is like an old friend. I will miss Ed and my other friends at channel 13.

Believe it or not.....

I will miss the clean Iowa (and midwest) public restrooms. It is so nice that after driving a long time to walk into a clean, good smelling restroom. Also, many of Iowa's restrooms have an historical theme so you can learn things while visiting. Not while sitting though. The displays are in the foyer. Also, the restrooms are now wireless. This is one of the cultural differences between Maine and Iowa....clean public bathrooms. Someone works hard to make them this way and I appreciate it.