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05.30.15 Welcome to Kansas, the Sunflower State!

Saturday, May 30, 2015 – We have happily made our way to the beautiful state of Kansas arriving here yesterday afternoon. We stayed at a different Coast to Coast resort for one night on our way to Minnesota two years ago. Many years ago, I flew to Wichita for work a couple of times for… Continue reading 05.30.15 Welcome to Kansas, the Sunflower State!

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05.28.15 Part Two – Oklahoma City’s Myriad Botanical Gardens and Observatory

Thursday, May 28, 2015 - The second half of our visit to Oklahoma City was spent enjoying the beauty of their Myriad Gardens and Observatory. Click here to read the post about the first half of our day. This amazing place is smack dab in the middle of downtown Oklahoma City.  I thought how nice… Continue reading 05.28.15 Part Two – Oklahoma City’s Myriad Botanical Gardens and Observatory

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05.28.15 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Outdoor Symbolic Memorial in Oklahoma City

Thursday, May 28, 2015 -  The first stop on today's adventure was at the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial in Oklahoma City where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed on April 19, 1995.  I've copied information from their website about the various areas at the memorial and added my pictures to each section. I personally… Continue reading 05.28.15 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Outdoor Symbolic Memorial in Oklahoma City

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05.27.15 On our way to Oklahoma City with a stop along the way!

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - We pulled out of Terra Starr RV Park in Checotah, Oklahoma at 9am this morning headed west to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  We're making a stop along the way to have lunch with my long time friend from church Susan Randels Ward in Shawnee, OK about 90 minutes west of Tulsa. … Continue reading 05.27.15 On our way to Oklahoma City with a stop along the way!

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05.25.15 Happy Memorial Day, Oklahoma Renaissance Festival

Monday, May 25, 2015 - Happy Memorial Day!  My friend M'Lou Thompson put the following statement on Facebook this morning.  She said it so eloquently that I want to share here: On this Memorial Day, as I enjoy and appreciate seeing the pictures of husbands, fathers, uncles, etc., posted of handsome young men in uniforms,… Continue reading 05.25.15 Happy Memorial Day, Oklahoma Renaissance Festival

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05.24.15 Rising waters AGAIN – Really??? and Pretty little Oklahoma girls!

Sunday, May 24, 2015 - Good thing we love being in our RV because we're doing a lot of that!!!!  After watching the waters rise in the river in Arkansas we hoped that would be the last we'd see of rising waters.  But noooooo, Lake Eufaula (Oklahoma) has risen well over its banks before we… Continue reading 05.24.15 Rising waters AGAIN – Really??? and Pretty little Oklahoma girls!

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05.22.15 – Our first storm shelter!

May 21, 2015 - Here we are in the beautiful state of Oklahoma!!!  The first picture below is me looking rather ratty as we arrived in Oklahoma at their Visitors Center.  This really nice lady loaded me up with books and magazines of everything to see in and around Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma… Continue reading 05.22.15 – Our first storm shelter!

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05.20.15 Bits and pieces

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - Today is our getting ready to travel day.  We'll be leaving here at day break tomorrow if Roy has his way.  Since he's the driver he'll probably have his way! Here's an update on some bits and pieces of our RV life! Since the Memorial Day weekend is coming up… Continue reading 05.20.15 Bits and pieces

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05.19.15 Blanchard Springs Caverns and Recreation Area

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - On Monday we went to Blanchard Springs Caverns in the Ozark National Forest.  The forest covers 1.2 million acres, mostly in the Ozark mountains of northern Arkansas. You'll find the tallest mountain in the State, Mount Magazine, and Blanchard Springs Caverns, an incredible, living underground cave with a constant 58… Continue reading 05.19.15 Blanchard Springs Caverns and Recreation Area

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05.18.15 – Our Oklahoma Plans!

    .Monday, May 18, 2015 - Today my mom, Josie Mae Blum Traylor would have been 95 years old.  If you've been reading our blog for a while you know how very much we loved her.  She's with God in Heaven and I know is looking down on us with love.  Happy Birthday mama!Now… Continue reading 05.18.15 – Our Oklahoma Plans!