Hey all!  I’m getting ready for SALEM this weekend!  Really, one of the coolest places to be in October! 
Anyone else going this year or have a fun memory to share? 
YAY, so excited!!!

On the road again..we recently took a trip to Punxsutawney, PA, home to “Punxsutawney Phil”, the famous groundhog!
Punxsutawney is one of the most famous small towns in America thanks to a furry little guy named Punxsutawney Phil. Every year on Groundhog Day (February 2), thousands of people make the trek to Gobbler’s Knob to hear Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction for the length of winter. If he sees his shadow when he emerges from his burrow there will be six more weeks of winter weather; no shadow foretells an early spring. For more information about the legend of Punxsutawney Phil, [Read more…]

I love fall.

Smarter Travel has a slideshow of the worlds prettiest fall foliage shots….
so lovely! Our leaves are [Read more…]

Just got this in my email…and it’s odd, because my boss was just complaining because she got in trouble at a recent car seat inspection because of how poorly the seats were installed, and how awful she felt. I was thinking, how many other moms out there don’t know how to put in a car seat properly? I don’t! I always bring them to the police station- I never feel like I [Read more…]

When we think we are having a bad day, let’s all try to remember this….

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100823/sc_afp/chinaroadtraffic

China has a 9 DAY LONG TRAFFIC JAM going on right now. Yes, 9 day. DAY.
Read on! Have a fun Tuesday! Stay away from Beijing!!! LOL….Just kidding! If you are in Beijing, send pictures! But not from traffic 🙂

AFP/File – Vehicles on the road through the central business district in Beijing on August 4. Thousands of vehicles …

• Slideshow:Huge China Traffic Jam

BEIJING (AFP) – Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile) traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days and highlights China’s growing road congestion woes.
The Beijing-Tibet expressway slowed to a crawl on August [Read more…]

How cool is this??? You have got to love science (sometimes, haha).
http://io9.com/5616498/ultraviolet-light-reveals-how-ancient-greek-statues-really-looked?skyline=true&s=i

So, original Greek statues were brightly painted, but after thousands of years, they have faded. How many times have you wished [Read more…]

Well, they don’t make it easy, do they? First, some companies charge you baggage fees for the very first bag, now this
http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/american-to-charge-for-easy-on-off-planes.html?id=5351273&source=dealalert&value=2010-08-19+00%3A00%3A00&u=C780338902

as [Read more…]