Sculpture City

After our rough ride, we finally arrived safely in Des Moines, and we've been enjoying the scenery...


Which includes more flowers than we expected to see in one city. And...







A lot of freaking sculptures...















We are, as they say in these parts, "getting our art on!"

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Road Rage

We headed out for Des Moines this morning at 10. And here we were at 7:30 p.m....in Grenada:



That's right...Grenada!
We had a blowout on the way to Jackson, and shortly therafter, the generator in the RV ceased working (which means no air conditioning or refrigerator capabilities...among other things).


We took naps and even got to watch Law & Order: SVU in the cozy lounge of the repair shop while the generator's fuel pump was replaced. At ten minutes til four, we left Jackson, we were on our way...





that is until the trailer lost the other tire just outside of Grenada! The blow out was so bad that it blew the wheel cap right off and into the middle o the road about 1/4 of a mile back from where Chris safely landed our rig. That means that nine hours in we've been a little over two hundred miles.
We're on the road again - with another new spare and the hope that our day of being on the side of the road (and in the truckers' lounge) is o-v-e-r!

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Farmers' Market Day

Don't forget to go to your local farmers' market today! Remember, growers in your area work very hard to get their crops from seed..
to plant...
to your table!

Especially for Those of You Who Want to Teach...

Look at what Olivia's doing (every day) this summer!

For the Woman Who Has Everything...

Our friend, Katie, is expecting a baby boy any day now, and we are getting ready for a shower for her this Saturday. Olivia found this gift we hope no one gets for her.
And worse...

Sunset Cruise

Lauchlin has taken a side job as the sole reporter and photographer for the new social magazine Vicksburg Impressions, published quarterly by the Vicksburg Post. One of the perks is that we both get to go on assignments which are things we would like to do anyway. Last Friday night, after our quick trip to Oxford, we took a one hour tour of the Mississippi River and Yazoo Diversion Canal. The highlights of the trip were watching the sunset and faking an attack with the dried alligator head.

Meeting Maria

She's here! And just as adorable in person as she is in the pictures we've been seeing.



She's a little shy, but she likes money. So, Olivia won her over with a few pennies for her to throw in the fountain at the restaurant...



We fed the fish at the park...



And the entire Foshee family enjoyed time together...






After a couple of hours, Olivia was able to sneak a kiss.



We are looking forward to squeezing in some more kisses tomorrow!

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