Well, the kids and I returned home last night from our 10 day road trip and we really did have a wonderful time. In all we traveled 3,300 miles.

We set out on July 17 and made it to Howe, IN arriving there late that evening. We left early the next morning, July 18 (my 44th b-day) and drove to Cleveland where we stopped to buy tickets for the upcoming Twins-Indians game a week later. Then we drove to Laurel, MD, halfway between DC and Baltimore where we stayed for 2 nights. Saturday,...