Travels this week took me to Chattanooga, TN. Business wasn't all that good, but it was a nice little city and I enjoyed my off time. 

This is Vulcan. A 50ish ft tall cast iron statue that was made for the 1904 Word's Fair and now sits on top of a hill in Birmingham.

Vulcan from afar

 Vulcan's view of downtown Birmingham

 I pass a little abandoned cemetery every Sunday on the way to church. I stopped today to take a look and found this headstone and a bunch of sunken, forgotten graves.

 Not ever job is like this, but I often open up old security system control panels and find surprises. For those of you unfamiliar with the South and it's delights, all the brown stuff is a collection of roaches (alive and dead), roach parts and roach poo. 

 Downtown Chattanooga

 The tick I pulled out of my leg after a run through the hills surrounding Chattanooga

They're here

Lacey and family made it safe and sound last evening.  After dinner we ate ice cream and rode scooters.  I am surprised we still all have our toes!  Erik and family come over tonight and the fun continues..

The boys all slept together in the living room.  I think one snuck out before I took this shot.

Brant



They're Gone

 Ready for the new adventure!

 Can we put the kids in here?

Did you forget someone?

 

We'll the day finally came.  It was sad to see them go but I think they were looking forward to a new experience.  It was a little lonely on our pew at church today.  We got texts off and on Friday and Saturday.  They are in the Denver area staying with Brant and Leslie, I think.  Good luck with the rest of the trip.

Life is much the same here in Moscow.  Stavros' house has a "Sale Pending" sign on it.  Shane has put money down on a house and a couple of acres somewhere near Silverwood.  He is excited about the "rural" atmosphere.  He said it was a young couple that bought his house here.  We will see how it goes.  Maybe it will be another "Rona Piranha".

Hope you are all eagerly awaiting the summer.  We'll be heading out in just a couple of weeks.  We will travel a little over 4000 miles in two weeks.  We should buy stock in Exxon-Mobil.