I thought I would share with you a few things I've learned this week...
1) Hazelnuts will occupy children for an indefinite period of time. If you drop them the pod cracks open into four nice little parts, exposing the nut (at least I think that's what it is).
2) Dish soap and vegetable oil coagulate at about 40 degrees. They go back to a normal viscosity once the temperature rises.
3) The bugs stay away from you until the temperature reaches about 60 degrees.
4) It's really hard to get out of a warm sleeping bag when the temp outside is in the 30's.
5) The Gettysburg battlefield is way more impressive and sobering in real life (as opposed to just reading about it).
Oh, dinner is ready, I have to go. If I don't post again until we get home, please pray for our journey back. We are departing from PA tomorrow morning (Thursday) and will be driving straight through.
Adios.
Barb,
ReplyDeleteWe are planning to stay with friends in Lancaster county in the spring and plan a trip to DC --- we've already stayed with our friends and gone to Gettysburg. We got the 1 hour guided tour -- you pay a guy to drive your car and give you a tour -- that was great.
I guess that's the alternative to big families having to camp -- crashing at your friends house! But they have to be REALLY good friends! They stay with us too. Her motto is: "fish and company start to smell after 3 days". Actually, they have 4 boys and love our little girlies. (our big kids all match up to theirs) So they just tolerate us! We stay up and play Dutch Blitz WAYYYYYY to late. And call each other names. Goodness, maybe I should have emailed you!!!
Jean, may I suggest that you visit the Hopewell Furnace Nat'l Historical site? We went there and found it very fascinating.
ReplyDeleteHave fun!
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