Wiley Brooker of Lees Summit Missouri longs to go outside.

One of the local kitties

The view from our window as we are parked in Leo and Keri's driveway

Iowa's state bird the goldfinch. This one happens to be in Leo and Keri Brooker's back yard

Gary, Susan and Amanda

I took this picture of my cousin Donna last Wednesday.

Dilemna: We would like to stay in central Iowa for awhile preferably in an RV park but they are few and far between. There is one at Waukee that is $480 a month with electricity on top of that...sorry folks that will not happen! There is one west of Jefferson but that means driving EVERYWHERE because it is totally rural. There is a Cutty's in Des Moines but they quickly informed me they are a members only park. The Don Williams park at Ogden was going to be the one until we found out they do not have sewer hookups and when we are parked for any length of time we consider it a necessity SO it is beginning to look like we will be in Jefferson at the same mobile home park we have stayed at in the past. That is if we can get the electricity hooked up without costing a small fortune. The bike trail is still a big draw for me and there are two inexpensive golf courses nearby and there are a few other things Jefferson has going for it. So we will see... Now about our Internet connection...we have been using WiFi and other ways of connecting than our Verizon connection for 6 months. I have kept putting it on vacation so I would have it for back up but I am almost ready to take the leap and do away with it entirely. So things they are a changing...a little.

Myrla in RC Iowa says,"Stray cat that likes 2 sleep in our tree !! Anyone know a little old lady that needs a nice cat ? lol"

Sleeps in Tree

 

Myrla's new baby and she says, "Hewy growing like a weed !!"

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This is Fantastic!!!!!

Hometown for funeral

After 10 months of travel we have made our way back to hometown Jefferson Iowa. It was a little ahead of schedule due to the death of my cousin Sherry Conant. We will be attending services for her today. Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home

TODAY'S QUOTE

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can
steer yourself any direction you choose."

--Dr. Seuss

Baby Eagles

See baby eagles in their nestHere's something you don't see everyday -- a close up live webcast of an eagle's nest, complete with baby eagles. Check in here during the day to watch the progress of these youngsters and their parents in a nest somewhere in British Columbia. You may need to watch awhile: the tiny birds can look like a blob of bird feathers when they're asleep.