Today we started out in Rock Springs, WY and ended up in Des Moines, IA.
Maybe you’re asking, “What about Nebraska?”
Trust me, you’re not the only person asking that. In fact, everyone in Nebraska is asking themselves the same question. For a state that takes so long to drive through, there really isn’t much there — not even people.
Lauren and I, listening to the radio, heard someone win a call-in contest. “Caller number 30 will win… Something.”
We’ll call him Joe. Joe, was lucky caller number 30. He had also been caller 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11-15, 23, 27, 28, 29, and LUCKY CALLER 30.
“Joe, you’re caller number 30! Have you been trying long?”
Joe – I had to just keep hitting re-dial to call back.
“Re-dial? That’s a great idea!”
We lost it. We loved Nebraska – a state where re-dial is a “Great idea.”
Today was our most productive driving day. We spent 12 hours in the car. There was hardly anything to take photos of. We listened to every CD that Lauren owns. And none of her birds have yet figured out how to say, “Marc’s the boss.”
Slow learning birds.
The Marc and Lauren … Snow covered highway, surrounded by big trucks, and we’re trying to take photos of ourselves. Do not try this at home kids.
Rare sighting of Kytka and Marc hanging out. Kytka mostly exists on Lauren’s lap … Correction, Kytka exists on Lauren’s lap right up until the split second before I put food in my mouth. Then, WHAM, Kytka in my face. “You going to eat all of that roast beef? Really? All of it?” Kytka has now eaten half of my roast beef sub, most of my curly fries, and has put on six pounds. That’s an entire second cat. Lauren and I are convinced she has a tape worm.
Squeegee. First, that’s the funniest looking word ever. Squeegee. Second, there is a right way to squeegee, and a wrong way to squeegee. I do it the wrong way, and this can become near fatal in the wrong weather conditions. When one squeegees the way I do, it tends to leave streaks — streaks that freeze almost immediately in -10 degree weather and create wide bands of ice across your windshield. Lauren has instructed me on proper squeegee technique. Going forward, I’m sure that I’ll squeegee better.
Squeegeeing to save lives – Marc
