Start of the Long Goodbye

On top of Stone Mountain, GA

Maddie and Alex with the Atlanta skyline.

Maddie and Matt discussing life.

Alex, Maddie, Josh, Matt, and Sam



Riding the tram to the top of the Mountain

Homage paid, to not only the Confederate war heroes, but also their horses.


Friday, April 25, 2008 started our "long goodbye" to Georgia. You know, all the places I want to take my kids before they forever leave the southern land they were born in. I completely realize that after a couple months in Minnesota, they probably will not remember much of Georgia. However, I will have pictures to prove not only did they live here....they experienced it. Note of course, that I am waiting until we are leaving to do many of these things for the first time

First on our litany of places to go and things to see, Stone Mountain Georgia. Only in Georgia can you see Confederate war heroes and their horses, carved for all eternity onto the side of a mountain. The carving is bigger than Mt. Rushmore and actually very breath taking.....this comes from a Southerner, of course.

After loading up 5 kids and car seats, 2 double strollers, 2 adults, and food/ drinks for all....we were off. My good friend Barbara (who knows when to bring me milkshakes before I even need them), and her three children went with us. I do believe that the bond between Alex, Maddie, Matt, Josh and Sam (as with all their friends) will stretch beyond the rugged miles between Minneapolis and Atlanta. And thanks to the Internet, I know that our families will be able to stay in touch!!

Visit to Minnesota

"Ice In"...still

Christa, Dora, and Boots (proof to the kids that they will love their new home)

The Mall of America Amusement Park

The Mall of America from the outside

Wade and I had a cold visit to Minnesota last weekend. Apparently life up there is classified by either "ice in" (when the lakes freeze over) and "ice out" (when the ice is out of the lakes). Even though we went the middle of April, it was still ice in. No worries, I found the Mall of America to keep us busy in the cold times!!!

While we were there we found short term housing, a preschool for the kids, and a great gym with activities for the kids all summer long. Minnesota...here we come!!!

Disclaimer

Before anything else is written I want to make it known that I have never embarked on a blogger's journey. I am a terrible speller and will not have my former teachers (or mom) held accountable for any misspellings and/or incorrect use of grammar. I am not very witty and compared to most, my life is bland. I am doing this so that our family and friends can keep up with our lives as we prepare to journey from the comfort of our familiar southern surroundings to the cold rugged northern mid-west. (Hey, looky there...I found the spell check....we may be in business after all :)