Another trip, I remember driving through the Badlands. We were a little worried we might run out of gas while we were out in the middle of nowhere and as we continued to see abandoned cars on the side of the road, we became even more worried. I believe in New York, we should not have to be concerned about being out in the middle of nowhere!
Last, but CERTAINLY not least was the time we crossed the Rio Grande in a row boat. I was scared to death while riding in the boat, but I guess if it had tipped over the men pushing us would have been able to save me! Thankfully, I am no longer scared of boats. This is good since we will be riding the ferry to the Statue of Liberty. I believe that water might be a bit deeper than where we were on the Rio Grande.
During all of these trips, Maw-maw encouraged us to eat an apple each day. This was supposed to keep us from fighting (I'm not sure of how well that helped, JJ and MM were kind of mean). Now that we are going to the Big Apple, we might need to bring a suitcase full of apples. Especially since there are 8 women!
Mamaw and Granddaddy took us to Carlsbad, too! And yep, every time we would travel with her from Littlefield to Gilmer and back she would always have apples, oranges, cheese and crackers! (oh and lots of change for us to count, too!)
ReplyDeleteI do not remember counting change, however I do remember the cheese and crackers. Too bad the airlines frown upon knives, or maw-maw could take Jackson cheese and crackers!
ReplyDeleteI think Carlsbad might be on the list for Jackson next year. How old were ya'll when you went?
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