Loveland, CO – Day Eleven was another sunny day brought happiness to our family as they left Casper, Wyoming. “Well, it was that and the fact that we were leaving Casper,” Michelle said. “Casper was well and fine, but dusty. And we were really looking forward to a state park campground. We much prefer...
Archives - June 2009
Great Yellowstone Adventure 2009, Days Eleven and Twelve.
Tuesday, June 30 2009 - Travel
Great Yellowstone Adventure, Days Eight Through Ten.
Sunday, June 28 2009 - Travel
Casper, WY -- The family has internet access again after a couple of days of drought. If you know our family, you know this is a heavy burden to bear. “Whatever,” Michelle retorted when this reporter read her the opening paragraph. “I don’t know why you have to print crap like that.” Day Eight...
Great Yellowstone Adventure, Day Seven.
Friday, June 26 2009 - Travel
West Yellowstone, MT – Shhh. The family is still sleeping. Yesterday was a very long day filled with hiking, sun exposure, driving, mosquitoes, and temper tantrums. Our travelers toured the north loop of Yellowstone, beginning at the Madison Jr. Ranger Station, working north through Mammoth Hot Springs...
Great Yellowstone Adventure 2009, Day Six.
Thursday, June 25 2009 - Travel
Yellowstone National Park, WY -- “Today was mostly just a day of driving,” reported Greg, 30. “We started the day with a stockup run to the nearest big box store, and ended at camp in West Yellowstone, Montana.” “It was a pretty drive, though,” reported Michelle, 33. “The kids were bickering at the end...
Great Yellowstone Adventure 2009, Day Five.
Tuesday, June 23 2009 - Travel
Sheridan, WY – The family pulled out of Custer State Park no later than 7:00 a.m. this morning and made good time into Deadwood, SD. Michelle wanted to see the graves of Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane, but it was not to be. “No RV access up the hill to the cemetery, and it was so early we figured...
Burning Energy
Monday, June 22 2009 - Travel
As promised, here is the video of Ethan burning off 10 hours of being belted in a pickup truck....
Great Yellowstone Adventure 2009, Days Three and Four.
Monday, June 22 2009 - Travel
Custer State Park / Mt. Rushmore, S.D. – When last we left the BoneBlog family, they had just finished having lunch at one of the finer establishments in Sioux Falls. Shortly thereafter, they returned to the campground, wherein Laurel promptly asked a young girl, “What percent Mexican are you?” (the...
Great Yellowstone Adventure 2009, Days One and Two.
Saturday, June 20 2009 - Travel
Sioux Falls, SD – Parents everywhere were shocked yesterday when they heard the story of the two kids, 9 and 3, who endured a 10-hour drive with virtually no complaint. “We had one backseat skirmish,” reported Michelle, 33, “but General Greg put the hammer down and we heard no more.” The altercation...
Relief.
Thursday, June 18 2009 - Family
It is 91 degrees as I write this. I’ve been furiously packing and cleaning all day in order to be ready to pull out at 5 a.m. tomorrow (or earlier if I can coax everyone out of bed). But there is always time for ice cream: (please, oh please ignore the weeds in the bed and the fuchsia flowers on the...
Finally Calming…Some.
Wednesday, June 17 2009 - General
Hullo, Internet. I know, it’s been awhile. Eight days, in fact, since I updated. What can I say? Real life is a jealous bitch that demands much of my time. Anyway, things have been fairly uneventful, but busy. We picked Laurel up from camp last Saturday. She was exhausted and homesick, and we were all...
Amtrakkin’
Tuesday, June 09 2009 - Family
Today Ethan and I took Amtrak out to Hermann. Ethan, you see, is train-crazy and I decided to take him on a trip – at Greg’s suggestion, I kept it a surprise. Well, sort of. Ethan figured it out when we were parking at the station. Kirkwood’s Amtrak station is staffed by volunteers who are just delightful...
The Camping Queen.
Monday, June 08 2009 - Family
After all the excitement (ahem) of last week, we took Laurel to sleep-away camp for some relaxation. This is the 3rd year she’s been – often when I tell someone she’s going to sleep-away camp I’m met with disbelief. They can’t believe that she doesn’t get homesick (not only does she not get homesick...
Summer Vacation, Day Four!
Wednesday, June 03 2009 - Family
Well. We might, almost, may just be getting into a groove here. This morning we saw “Horton Hears a Who” for FREE at the Great Escapes Theater in Fenton. The chairs were cushy, leather rockers. It was great. All of it. I just can’t complain. We had great seats, Ethan behaved, the works. Then we went...
On the Third Day of Our Summer Vacation…
Tuesday, June 02 2009 - Family
…we got up. Then we went downtown. To look for a job. ------- No, okay, not really. I’m not Chong, and this isn’t a Cheech & Chong skit. Our Boneblog day would read more like this: …we got up. Then we went to a violin lesson, but were rerouted to the emergency room because Laurel suddenly couldn...
The Second Day of Summer Vacation.
Monday, June 01 2009 - Family
2 Kids + 1 Mom + Lessons at the kitchen table + (bank + bread store + pet store + car wash) + 2(lunch) + 2.5 hrs weeding garden - 1 nap + 2(sidewalk chalk) + 2(baths because of the sidewalk chalk) + laundry because of the sidewalk chalk + explaining we don’t eat the shrimp tails just BECAUSE okay...
