Greetings to all! It's me, Maggie. Today, Cam and I will be wrapping up our trip to Illinois to see our grandma. As we've mentioned, our mornings started with lots of good exercise. Here we are, in the park:
![IMG_0938MagsCamMascoutah](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48788003027_fa31cb6e91_c.jpg) |
"Squirrel up ahead!"
"I see it!!!" |
I'm serious - they were EVERYwhere!
Anyway, Grandma lives in an apartment in something called an "assisted living" place. There are all kinds of nice people there - residents and staff - who we got to schmooze. We had all of them believing Siberian Huskies are the most well-behaved, sweet, quiet, calm, soft, cuddly puppies ever. That's right - we were on our super-best behavior. Mom and Dad said they couldn't have been prouder of us!
Cam and I felt very relaxed at Grandma's! While Cam napped, I checked out the TV:
![IMG_0910MagsMomsTV](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48788003272_e3e910160b_c.jpg) |
"Wow! A Western! Let's watch this, Grandma!" |
It was great! A TV right at my eye level!
Cam and I liked our grandma right away. While Cam worked the snuggle angle, I did this:
![IMG_0909MagsVisor](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48787853741_10dc967224_c.jpg) |
"Et tu, Grandma?" |
That's right - I let her put her visor on me. I didn't even mind.
![IMG_0908MagsVisor](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48787492953_0104d8e80b_c.jpg) |
"Yeah, let's do a jauntier angle, Grandma!" |
I sat there wearing it for a while. It seemed to make her happy. I liked doing that.
While Cam took a break, I covered the snuggle scene:
![IMG_0951CamsFeetMagsMom](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48787852791_69f0bbab24_c.jpg) |
Cam, me, and Grandma |
It was an awesome visit for all of us!
On the last day back at the cabin, Mom and Dad said we should all try to get some sleep early. I was pretty beat, so ...
![IMG_0932MagsCabin](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48788003172_ce624222ed_c.jpg) |
"I think I'll crash here." |
The weird thing was that we all loaded back up into the HR-V just after midnight! I remember seeing
this again:
![IMG_0959StanMusialMemorialBridge](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48787493283_7559cabef1_c.jpg) |
Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge - over the Mississippi River |
That's about all I remember seeing; it was dark almost the whole way and Cam and I mostly did this:
![IMG_0817CamMagsHRV](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48787854051_7eab6a0063_c.jpg) |
"Zzz ..."
"Zzz ..." |
Mom and Dad wanted to avoid the rush hour in the major cities we were going to drive through - St. Louis, Kansas City, and Topeka. It was a hard drive, but Dad did a great job. We saw the sunrise just over our Flint Hills:
![IMG_0971SunriseFlintHills](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48788139847_17c95faa94_c.jpg) |
Sunrise over the Flint Hills |
Mom just took that through the window of the moving vehicle.
It was a wonderful trip! We loved seeing our grandma, but it is great to be home! Thanks for letting us share our adventure with you!
Yours sincerely,
Margaret Thatcher