Whole lotta nothin'

Departure City: Eden Prairie, MN

Arrival City: Bismarck, ND

Miles Traveled Today: 429.6

Total Miles Traveled:1900.98

Number of Minutes of the Barrack Obama book on CD That We Have Been Able to Listen To: 38 (A good idea in theory but between the three kids needing things, talking, screaming (Faith) it is really hard to hear more than a few minutes at a time!)

Worst Dining Experience: Lunch in Fargo, ND @ Space Aliens Bar and Grille. Seriously, it was the worst meal we have ever eaten. IN OUR ENTIRE LIVES. And it cost us a fortune. From here on out we will be sticking to cheap and easy fast food for lunch.

Our last night in MN Lisa found a bunch of old home movies from Brian and her childhood and put them on DVD. We all stayed up until almost midnight watching and reminiscing. It was so fun to see Brian as a little boy learning to walk, swimming, sledding, and playing with his sister and cousin Eric. It is a little scary how much Faith looks like him as a child. Mary and Auntie Sue were laughing so hard I was sure one of them would pee their pants. And Lisa and Brian talked and ribbed each other about old memories that I’m sure neither one had thought of in years! There was Uncle Rick in tight 70’s pants, Eric in a red Christmas dress that A.S. swore was supposed to be a “night shirt”, and Brian in his Speedo. We got to see Grandma and Grandpa Daufel and Simonich, as well as great grandparents. It was so much fun that Brian and I have resolved to take more video of the kids- just little snippets that they can someday watch with their kids and laugh at the outfits we put them in, mom’s hairstyle, Dad’s goofy hat, etc….We both want to see the three of them (in 30 years or so) watching footage of our adventures and laughing together at the memories. It was a really special evening and one I won’t forget for a long time.

Not much to say about the drive from MN to ND. It was fairly uneventful- straight and flat. Really, the stop in Fargo and bad food was the most drama we had. After a quick swim in the campground pool last night and several hissy fits from a very tired Tanner, we got an even quicker dinner and were all in bed by 8:15. We are all looking forward to our time in Montana, especially the baseball game tonight: Idaho Falls vs. Billings, MT.