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Exactly 1300 Miles

When I left the drive way on Monday I reset the odometer so I would know how far I drove this week.  Exactly 1300.0 miles. I was a little shocked it was so exact.  I drove it all myself.  Most of the time was just me and the little boys (having the older kids was nice when I had them).  It was long and tiring and stays at the hotels were hard.  But we survived we had a lot of fun and now I am thinking I should be able to drive to Phoenix or Texas sometime in the next year.  I feel like I accomplished this great thing.  I love that the kids and I  can go off and have adventures and I can do it with out Lee We miss him and wish he could come with us but why stay home if we have the time and money even if he doesn't. 

It was nice to be around extended family.  It was nice to have the kids run around outside and just be kids with other kids.  Hide and go seek was a favorite and there were so many places to hide.  Jake also played checkers with my aunts and got beat a few times.  We did some hiking at Cedar Breaks.  We sat around and chatted.  All and all a great trip. 

 

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