So last weekend we traveled north to the lovely town of Marion, Indiana. We were reminded upon entering the state how flat it is for the most part. Apparently it is also "the" place for growing either corn or soy beans or both. Mile after mile of nothing but flat horizons and crops of corn/soy. Now Richmond is not the mountains by any means, but it does have its rolling dales. Where we live you can see the foothills of the Appalachians (pronounced apple "latch" uns, I hate it when they add the long "A" sound.) Long story short, KY = variety of terrain, IN = so flat you can stand in KY and see into Michigan. But enough of that. 
The reason we traveled north was to visit Tiffy's grandma, Bonnie (Sam's great-grandma.) She and Junior (grandma's feller who lives in IN) were there for a few days and we took the opportunity to go see them.
Tiffy and I had been there before and really enjoyed sitting in the cool breeze in the evening for a good chat. We call it "porch sittin'" and it is a bit of a tradition for us. 
We really had a good visit that even included some shopping. Sam really enjoyed the fact that everyone and their neighbor were still displaying their American flags. It seemed that everyone had one in front of their house...Junior included.
Sam is a bit obsessed with the flag right now and by "a bit" I mean totally. He took every opportunity to point out every flag he saw between Richmond and Marion. There were quite a few.
It was relaxing way to spend a weekend. The travel time wasn't that bad...it took us about 4.5 hours, the company was good, & Sam made out like a bandit. Grandma Bonnie had bought him so many toys it was like Giftmas in July. But I suppose that is what being a grandparent/great-grandparent is all about. Thanks Grandma Bonnie!
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