Day 15

As you can tell from the picture, WE ARE HOME!!!

We had originally planned on getting home on Thursday. Linwood's childhood friend Phil lost his mother this week. She had been ill for several months. We were able to see her a couple of months ago. She was so sweet and said if she could get up she would fix Linwood some collards. He loved her collards. The funeral is going to be tomorrow and Phil had asked Linwood if he would be a pall bearer whenever it was necessary. I am so glad we were able to get home in time for Linwood to do this last thing for Mrs. Uptain.

We had a wonderful time on our vacation. I have never had a vacation that lasted this long unless I was at the beach with my children. Each day was different and special. Some of our highlights were:

1. Getting to meet Jessie and Betty (Linda's mother's brother and sister-in-law.

2. Geing to be in Gettysburg for three days and watching the reenactment. Watching Linwood climb over the stone wall after walking the almost mile walk across a field that the South had walked on.

3. Helping Linwood find his Grandfather's grave site and watching him put flowers on it.

4. Getting to see the orphanage his dad had spent several years of his childhood.

5. Getting to see the place our forefathers wrote out our Declaration of Independence and later our Constitution.

6. Going to Washington DC again and seeing the Vietnam Wall and the WWII monument in daylight.,

7. Going to Williamsburg, VA. It had been a dream for a long time.

8. Going to the Jamestown Settlement and the Historic Jamestowne.

9. Come home

We are so thankful for the safe return. We laughed and talked the entire trip. I told Linwood the most difficult part of the trip was when I would wake up during the night to go to the bathroom and I could not remember if the tissue was on the right, the left, or in front of me.

Linwood drove every mile of our trip. Yes Scott, even in Atlanta. The trip was 2537.7 miles and it took 66 hours, 41 minutes, and 43 seconds.

We will see all of you again when we leave for our next trip.