Saturday, July 12, 2008
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Green our Vaccines Rally
June 3 - 5
What a trip! Talk about being part of something Bigger then us!! Wow! The trip to Washington DC was great. We landed at Dulles Airport-took a nice little sight seeing trip provided by airport shuttle and arrived at our hotel. We took the Metro into the city, saw most of the sites the day before the rally. Bellaboo was quite the trooper. She went along everywhere! She saw Washington monument, The White house, the president's motercade, Lincoln's monument, wading pool, the war memorials and quite a few other sites...her favorite though was taking the train or just the hotel itself. We returned back to our hotel that night, right before a storm hit. They had 3 tornado warnings that night surrounding the city.
Got up the 4 th and took the train into town for the March. HOt hot humid day. Arrived at Wash Monument. Lots of other people there. I met a Mom of a 30 year old man with Autism and his sister. They were nice. theri story was sad though, as he still doesn't speak. I met a lady whose 9 year old son had the opposite type, where he was overly talkative and a bit too active. Both kids couldn't attend the March, they said it would have been too hard on them. Made me feel blessed to have a little girl who liked to travel. We marched for about 1.8 miles to the capital after Jenny and Jim arrived. I was not that close to them though. We chanted "too many Too soon" and some other vaccine chants. They closed all the roads for us, which was pretty cool. When we got to the captial; Jenny and Jim were there--like 5 feet in front of us! As cool as it was, it was even cooler knowing they were here to support the same cause we were.
Jim and Jenny are very little people by the way--and Jenny's hair (humid as it was) was perfect the whole day!!! We then had speakers, there a few Doctors, Bobby Kennedy Jr, Jim and Jenny. All of them were wonderful and it was quite awesome to listen to them all. Bobby Kennedy was awesome as he spoke to what the gov isn't telling us. Jim C was good to as he put in some humor into his speech. It was also cool as he has only been touched by Autism through his girlfriend's son. It was cool to see his dedication.
After the rally broke up we were to go go see our legislators. We went to the capital to see Betty McCollum. Dad knows her and her son used to work for me...so I thought lets start there...no such luck...she wasn't there. We talk to Lana one of her pages. We will see what happens now...hmmm? After that we were beat and went to eat. I met a lady from Georgia and a group from Jersey. Interesting enough, one had a son who could not attend, one had a little girl who did attend (But was easily exciteable) and one had a newborn who didn't have autism, but felt vaccines were the culprit and opted not to have her little girl vaccinated.
We then went to the conservatory, a lady we met on the train said it was good place for little kids. So here we are in the conservatory, Windows everywhere, three stories high, vaulted cielings and we arrive at the place Bellaboo can play..and it starts to rain...and it gets windy...and then the Tornado sirens go off. So in all my nightmares in a city made of brick...I am in the only glass building for miles..and can't leave. So went in the room with Curtains over the windows ans waited it out as they brought in more people from the street to this safe haven made of glass. The storm passed with no Tornados in the Wash DC Mall area...there were several close by though. (7 all together in the two nights we were there--guess we brought the midwest with us). We then went to see them make money (dollars). Free tour and Belle loved it (who knew?) SHe enjoyed tyhe tour as we watch them make millions of dollars. Unfortunatly, there were no souvineer dollars to go. We then went to Union square station and had dinner, checked out the shops and then headed back on the train to our hotel--we missed out stop on the way back and there we saw a women with bags on her feet over her shoes and a man with an umbrella up (we were inside). Strange world-long day
Thursday came and we headed back to Dulles and home. Peyton and Munson were glad to see us! It was wierd being home after being part of something so much bigger than us. Cody helped me put together my pics for You tube--so check out the link.
What a trip! Talk about being part of something Bigger then us!! Wow! The trip to Washington DC was great. We landed at Dulles Airport-took a nice little sight seeing trip provided by airport shuttle and arrived at our hotel. We took the Metro into the city, saw most of the sites the day before the rally. Bellaboo was quite the trooper. She went along everywhere! She saw Washington monument, The White house, the president's motercade, Lincoln's monument, wading pool, the war memorials and quite a few other sites...her favorite though was taking the train or just the hotel itself. We returned back to our hotel that night, right before a storm hit. They had 3 tornado warnings that night surrounding the city.
Got up the 4 th and took the train into town for the March. HOt hot humid day. Arrived at Wash Monument. Lots of other people there. I met a Mom of a 30 year old man with Autism and his sister. They were nice. theri story was sad though, as he still doesn't speak. I met a lady whose 9 year old son had the opposite type, where he was overly talkative and a bit too active. Both kids couldn't attend the March, they said it would have been too hard on them. Made me feel blessed to have a little girl who liked to travel. We marched for about 1.8 miles to the capital after Jenny and Jim arrived. I was not that close to them though. We chanted "too many Too soon" and some other vaccine chants. They closed all the roads for us, which was pretty cool. When we got to the captial; Jenny and Jim were there--like 5 feet in front of us! As cool as it was, it was even cooler knowing they were here to support the same cause we were.
Jim and Jenny are very little people by the way--and Jenny's hair (humid as it was) was perfect the whole day!!! We then had speakers, there a few Doctors, Bobby Kennedy Jr, Jim and Jenny. All of them were wonderful and it was quite awesome to listen to them all. Bobby Kennedy was awesome as he spoke to what the gov isn't telling us. Jim C was good to as he put in some humor into his speech. It was also cool as he has only been touched by Autism through his girlfriend's son. It was cool to see his dedication.
After the rally broke up we were to go go see our legislators. We went to the capital to see Betty McCollum. Dad knows her and her son used to work for me...so I thought lets start there...no such luck...she wasn't there. We talk to Lana one of her pages. We will see what happens now...hmmm? After that we were beat and went to eat. I met a lady from Georgia and a group from Jersey. Interesting enough, one had a son who could not attend, one had a little girl who did attend (But was easily exciteable) and one had a newborn who didn't have autism, but felt vaccines were the culprit and opted not to have her little girl vaccinated.
We then went to the conservatory, a lady we met on the train said it was good place for little kids. So here we are in the conservatory, Windows everywhere, three stories high, vaulted cielings and we arrive at the place Bellaboo can play..and it starts to rain...and it gets windy...and then the Tornado sirens go off. So in all my nightmares in a city made of brick...I am in the only glass building for miles..and can't leave. So went in the room with Curtains over the windows ans waited it out as they brought in more people from the street to this safe haven made of glass. The storm passed with no Tornados in the Wash DC Mall area...there were several close by though. (7 all together in the two nights we were there--guess we brought the midwest with us). We then went to see them make money (dollars). Free tour and Belle loved it (who knew?) SHe enjoyed tyhe tour as we watch them make millions of dollars. Unfortunatly, there were no souvineer dollars to go. We then went to Union square station and had dinner, checked out the shops and then headed back on the train to our hotel--we missed out stop on the way back and there we saw a women with bags on her feet over her shoes and a man with an umbrella up (we were inside). Strange world-long day
Thursday came and we headed back to Dulles and home. Peyton and Munson were glad to see us! It was wierd being home after being part of something so much bigger than us. Cody helped me put together my pics for You tube--so check out the link.
Vegas trip
I think I left off going into Friday.......Friday morning, I woke up at 8:30 but let Bobber sleep until 10:30. Our plan for today was to purchase tickets for Second City at the Flamingo. Denise and Scott were planning to go to the Price is Right at Bally's. We met up at 1 at Caesar's buffet. If you ever have the opportunity to eat there..... Don't. Avoid it at all costs!!! Overpriced and lacking edible entrees. Anyway, after lunch, we walked through the forum shops towards the strip. We happened to catch Pete Rose signing autographs in one of the stores for the low low price of $70-$4000. Needless to say, we are not the proud owners of a Pete Rose autographed anything. We played for a short time at the Mirage and Treasure Island before I needed a nap. Bob and I wandered through the Venetian before heading back to Bally's. Denise and Scott made their way down to the Strat via the Wynn. They were able to win two buffets at the Wynn. About a $100 deal for dinner. I slept for about 40 minutes and then got ready to go to Second City. Second City is skit comedy similar to SNL. The show was hilarious. The drinks were overpriced. We had a beer and a Mai Tai and it came to $22. Coming out of the show we were a bit disoriented. Fortunatly we were able to see Donnie Osmand while looking for where to go. Next we had planned to walk a block behind Bally's to Ellis Island for dinner. We enjoyed the sirloin steak special with choice of potatoe and veggie for $6.99. I had a 2 for 1 coupon and payed for the rest with some of my 11,000 points. Apparently, I'm a high roller at Ellis Island. LOL. So, free dinner! Not quite the deal Denise and Scott had but a much shorter walk. We played the slots and video poker for a time until a spot opened at the craps table. Had a little luck there and then walked back to Bally's. We had done a small amount of packing already so there wouldn't be too much to do in the morning.Saturday we woke up still needed to buy some things for Alex. I was able to find her a NYNY light up cup to replace her Luxor one. Whew.... I also bought a sparkly blue Bally's cup for me. It's so pretty. Bob and I headed to the airport at about 9:15. Our flight was scheduled for 11:25. By time we got there, we were starving. We went through security in no time at all and ventured to our gate. We were in a different section than we usually were and there were not as many options as we are accustomed to. We settled on Burger King and gasped at the prices. I had a double cheese burger meal and Bob had a whopper meal all for the low, low price of $16.90. Ouch. Oh well. The flight was ok. A lot of tourbulance close the MSP and a rough landing but, it was good to be on the ground. Next, we picked up Denise's van and made our way back to Deana's house. We picked up our car and drove the van to the Mall of America. It was an uneventful drive home and we picked up Alex shortly after 8:30.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Vegas 2008 part 1
Tuesday evening we drove to Denise and Scott's house. We arrived around 9. Our flight left at 7 am Wednesday morning and our plan was to leave for Deana's house at 4:40. Denise's sister Deana was driving us to the airport and we were parking our car there.Wednesday, our flight left on time and we arrived in Vegas at 8:10am. Grabbed our luggage and a taxi and went to check in at Bally's. Our rooms were not ready yet so, we walked to O'Sheas to play while we waited for Bob's bar to open. At 9 we grabbed yards of 190 Octane and Pina Colada. Denise and Scott had a margarita and daquiri. Bob and Denise drank about a quarter and were loopy. We ventured to the buffet at the Flamingo. Good news, it was better than last time and the real flamingos are still there. After lunch we played and walked until 1pm and we could see if our rooms were available. Ours was so we took all the luggage to our room. Bob and I rested for awhile while Denise and Scott went to the pool. Bob then went down to play and I went to see Big Elvis at Bill's Gambling Hall. Guess What!?!?!? Big Elvis was on vacation. Oh well, maybe another time. I still had my free drink, caffine included, and it took care of the headache I couldn't get rid of. So, since we weren't meeting up until 5, I went to the Bellagio conservatory and caught a few fountain shows. Two were instrumentals and the middle was "All That Jazz". The conservatory was beautiful as always. At 5 we decided to go to Mandalay Bay's House of Blues for dinner. Very good dinner. Bob, Denise and I had hamburgers and Scott had I don't remember what but it came with a habenero pepper. Next we planned to meet at MGM's monorail station at 10. Bob and I wandered through Mandalay Bay, Luxor, NYNY, and Tropicana. We had heard Luxor was starting their dethemeing process and wanted to check it out. Mainly the casino area had changed. New bars, carpet, and chairs. The main entrance was the same. At 10 we ventured via monorail to the Hilton. I couldn't find the Top Gun game anywhere but, did play for quite a while on Deal or No Deal. We turned in for the night at 11:30.Thursday we rented a car and drove to Primm, NV. Primm is one mile from the California border and has only three casinos and a huge outlet mall. Bob and I toured the three casinos and played for a short time at each. Denise went shopping and Scott played at Bufffalo Bill's until they went on the roller coaster. From Primm we drove to the Green Valley Ranch in Henderson. GVR was the casino featured in the reality show "American Casino". Since we had just missed the lunch buffet, we wandered around until 3:30 when the buffet opened for dinner. Bob and I signed up for the players club and had a very nice talk with Marsha at the players club booth. She gave us shirts, cards and pens after we asked if any of the staff still worked there from the show. She said they didn't. Sad. After lunch/dinner (our first meal of the day expect for the hot dog at Buffalo Bill's) we went to the Palms. Denise and I bought some soveniers there and also won free key chains. Ohh Ahh. I know all my friends will be jealous of my new green key chain. Before we returned the rental car to the Strat, we dropped off our bags of treasures. I accidentally dropped off my money also but wouldn't find that out until I went to buy a drink. I watched Bobber play for a long time at the Strat. He had his first good luck there. We also went up the tower at night. Very, very cool. Lights for miles and miles. It was also very windy so my hair was wild in some of the pictures. Coming down the tower we decided to go look at the pictures they had taken. It has been a long time since I laughed that hard. They failed to mention the green shirt I was wearing would blend in to the green screen. Hilarious! My shirt became part of the strip. Needless to say, we didn't purchase the picture although we should have because you couldn't tell where my waist was. :) Bobber bought me a BIG drink at Fat Tuesday's. He also bought me an extra shot with it. So, here's a good combination. Drunk, sad and bored with no money. When I finally convinced everyone to leave, we opted to take the Duece. The Duece is the double-decker city bus. I made the mistake of not going to the bathroom before we got on but Denise assured me it would only take a few minutes to get down to Bellagio. Unless of course, they are working on the road and it goes from 3 lanes to 1. Ugh. We made it to Slots-a-fun before I had to leave the bus to pee. The relief was great. We also picked up 2 free decks of cards before getting back on the bus. We then stopped at Bobber's bar to get him another 190 Octane yard. Before turning in for the night Bob and I played for awhile in Paris and Planet Hollywood. We have not had the chance to go to PH since it's remodel from Aladdin. Very different, very modern. I had a bit of good luck to end the night. As we walked back to Bally's we decided to get some food at the Sidewalk Cafe and then turn in. It was 3am Vegas time.To Be Continued........
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Vegas 2008 part 1
Tuesday evening we drove to Denise and Scott's house. We arrived around 9. Our flight left at 7 am Wednesday morning and our plan was to leave for Deana's house at 4:40. Denise's sister Deana was driving us to the airport and we were parking our car there.Wednesday, our flight left on time and we arrived in Vegas at 8:10am. Grabbed our luggage and a taxi and went to check in at Bally's. Our rooms were not ready yet so, we walked to O'Sheas to play while we waited for Bob's bar to open. At 9 we grabbed yards of 190 Octane and Pina Colada. Denise and Scott had a margarita and daquiri. Bob and Denise drank about a quarter and were loopy. We ventured to the buffet at the Flamingo. Good news, it was better than last time and the real flamingos are still there. After lunch we played and walked until 1pm and we could see if our rooms were available. Ours was so we took all the luggage to our room. Bob and I rested for awhile while Denise and Scott went to the pool. Bob then went down to play and I went to see Big Elvis at Bill's Gambling Hall. Guess What!?!?!? Big Elvis was on vacation. Oh well, maybe another time. I still had my free drink, caffine included, and it took care of the headache I couldn't get rid of. So, since we weren't meeting up until 5, I went to the Bellagio conservatory and caught a few fountain shows. Two were instrumentals and the middle was "All That Jazz". The conservatory was beautiful as always. At 5 we decided to go to Mandalay Bay's House of Blues for dinner. Very good dinner. Bob, Denise and I had hamburgers and Scott had I don't remember what but it came with a habenero pepper. Next we planned to meet at MGM's monorail station at 10. Bob and I wandered through Mandalay Bay, Luxor, NYNY, and Tropicana. We had heard Luxor was starting their dethemeing process and wanted to check it out. Mainly the casino area had changed. New bars, carpet, and chairs. The main entrance was the same. At 10 we ventured via monorail to the Hilton. I couldn't find the Top Gun game anywhere but, did play for quite a while on Deal or No Deal. We turned in for the night at 11:30.Thursday we rented a car and drove to Primm, NV. Primm is one mile from the California border and has only three casinos and a huge outlet mall. Bob and I toured the three casinos and played for a short time at each. Denise went shopping and Scott played at Bufffalo Bill's until they went on the roller coaster. From Primm we drove to the Green Valley Ranch in Henderson. GVR was the casino featured in the reality show "American Casino". Since we had just missed the lunch buffet, we wandered around until 3:30 when the buffet opened for dinner. Bob and I signed up for the players club and had a very nice talk with Marsha at the players club booth. She gave us shirts, cards and pens after we asked if any of the staff still worked there from the show. She said they didn't. Sad. After lunch/dinner (our first meal of the day expect for the hot dog at Buffalo Bill's) we went to the Palms. Denise and I bought some soveniers there and also won free key chains. Ohh Ahh. I know all my friends will be jealous of my new green key chain. Before we returned the rental car to the Strat, we dropped off our bags of treasures. I accidentally dropped off my money also but wouldn't find that out until I went to buy a drink. I watched Bobber play for a long time at the Strat. He had his first good luck there. We also went up the tower at night. Very, very cool. Lights for miles and miles. It was also very windy so my hair was wild in some of the pictures. Coming down the tower we decided to go look at the pictures they had taken. It has been a long time since I laughed that hard. They failed to mention the green shirt I was wearing would blend in to the green screen. Hilarious! My shirt became part of the strip. Needless to say, we didn't purchase the picture although we should have because you couldn't tell where my waist was. :) Bobber bought me a BIG drink at Fat Tuesday's. He also bought me an extra shot with it. So, here's a good combination. Drunk, sad and bored with no money. When I finally convinced everyone to leave, we opted to take the Duece. The Duece is the double-decker city bus. I made the mistake of not going to the bathroom before we got on but Denise assured me it would only take a few minutes to get down to Bellagio. Unless of course, they are working on the road and it goes from 3 lanes to 1. Ugh. We made it to Slots-a-fun before I had to leave the bus to pee. The relief was great. We also picked up 2 free decks of cards before getting back on the bus. We then stopped at Bobber's bar to get him another 190 Octane yard. Before turning in for the night Bob and I played for awhile in Paris and Planet Hollywood. We have not had the chance to go to PH since it's remodel from Aladdin. Very different, very modern. I had a bit of good luck to end the night. As we walked back to Bally's we decided to get some food at the Sidewalk Cafe and then turn in. It was 3am Vegas time.To Be Continued........
Well- I have now entered the world of computer techno...not bad for a black and white dog with anxiety issue! Well if you have found me, that is good, because I do not like to be alone. It is a bit scary.
For those who want to know what is going on...well a friend of mine--actually a mean old cat from Wisconsin started blogging via this site...and it looked easy enough and cool enough and "gol Darn good enough" for me. (Omigosh I just quoted stuart smalley aka Al Frankin who is running for congress)
So we will start off our blogging with a clip from that website...as you see Denise and Scott went to Vegas with out me, but with Jen and bob. And there was this nice posting. Have aread. It recaps the trip nicely--except maybe for the money they spent then won then spent then won and then spent again.
For those who want to know what is going on...well a friend of mine--actually a mean old cat from Wisconsin started blogging via this site...and it looked easy enough and cool enough and "gol Darn good enough" for me. (Omigosh I just quoted stuart smalley aka Al Frankin who is running for congress)
So we will start off our blogging with a clip from that website...as you see Denise and Scott went to Vegas with out me, but with Jen and bob. And there was this nice posting. Have aread. It recaps the trip nicely--except maybe for the money they spent then won then spent then won and then spent again.
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