Virginia Trip Part 2

Wallops Flight Facility. This is a NASA flight test facility on Wallops Island, VA.

"Geek" in Space! (Notice "The Hat". He doesn't leave home with out it!)

Who are these old people?

The entrance to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. My NEXTEL worked in the tunnel 100 ft under water, but doesn't work at Walmart in Auburndale!

High Cotton!





The Lighthouse on Assateague

Island.

We came upon this sweet B & B when we were in Chincoteague, VA. Marguerite Henry actually stayed here while writing the book "Misty of Chincoteague". It made me think of my dear friends in Alturas.

My car on the ferry. It was a 2 1/2 hour ride to the mainland.

Our Trip to Virginia and the Outer Banks

The "Geek" and his sidekick arrive on campus! We loved Regent University. The campus was beautiful and the Open House was a delight.
This is just one of the many beautiful buildings on the campus.










Fall colors! Yeah!

I finally got to see the wild ponies!





Another state to add to our collection!



Sometimes their is just nothing more to say!
I love these boys!

Yorktown Battlefield. God's hand was definitely in the events that unfolded here.









The Wright Brothers Monument at Kitty Hawk, NC.




The boys bought some really cool kites at Kitty Hawk. They flew them on a huge sand dune at Jockey Ridge.

The battleship tour was so cool!







Matthew being Matthew!

Andrew being Andrew!

Gotta love the pig!

FedEx is My Friend!

Look what FedEx delivered to my house this morning! This sure brightened my day! Thank you Rob!!

A Gift of Knowledge

Rob stopped by our local library the other day to pick up a few books I reserved. While he was there, one of the librarians ask if he knew anyone interested in a set of 2003 World Book Encyclopedias. He quickly called me and asked me if I wanted them. Of course I said YES!! The ones we have now are Rob's set he had as a child from the 1970's! It's funny to think that he used them when he was growing up, Rob and I both used them when we were in college and our children have used them many times for research. (Matthew used to read them just for fun!) I know I can purchase a encyclopedia on CD and of course you can research anything online, but I like the idea of holding the book in your hand, of looking up the information and following the "bunny trail" of knowledge as something else on the page gets your attention. So I am in the process of packing up the 1970 set and replacing them on the shelf with the new edition. I will not part with the old ones. They are like an old friend. But I will pack them carefully so that future generations of the Stevens Family can take a peak at the past.

Happy Fall Ya'll!

I am so ready for fall! It is my favorite time of the year, so I have decided that even though it does not feel like Fall outside right now, I am officially declaring it Fall on my BLOG! So, let me be the first to say ...HAPPY FALL YA'LL!

A Bump in the Night!

Last Saturday at 4:30 am I awoke to the sound of our HUGE oak tree hitting the ground. The whole house shook! So we jumped out of bed and headed outside in the dark to see what happened. By the light of day this is what we saw. Thankfully it missed the house, but unfortunately it completely destroyed the boys Youth Fair Citrus Tree Contest orange trees. The other casualty was our really cool rope swing that was hanging from one of the limbs. The mess is almost cleaned up now, and a load of oak will be taken to Peebles BBQ which will open next weekend. So if you eat any Peebles BBQ in the near future, it might just be smoked on our oak. :o)

Why City Folks Should Not Move to the Country!!

I was cleaning out my email this afternoon and came across this. It is so funny, I just had to share it here! I actually saw one of these ugly "cats" walking across my backyard the other day. Enjoy!!