Iowa! #2

 Iowa!



After South Dakota, we headed to visit my dad's cousin Darvin. He couldn't make the funeral because he is recovering from open heart surgery. 

On the way we stopped in a little town in Iowa to get lunch and go to Walmart. We found all the stuff we needed at Walmart and then we found a Mexican restaurant that had really good Horchata- a cinnamon rice milk drink. At both places, we noticed the diversity, we were surprised because who thought that a little town in the middle of nowhere would have any diversity! 







When we arrived in Meservey, we saw that Darvin was doing great and we stopped to visit and fix a few things in Charlene. We had our first day of 'school' here. It was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. I sat in the back of the RV on my parents bed, and did my school work on my computer. After 'school' we did our exercise routine, my mom thinks is a great idea but my sister and I just roll our eyes and get 'em done. 

Next, we headed out to lunch with my Great Aunt Norma. We had a nice time, but I didn't really like the frozen custard; ice cream is way better. Then, we went Geocaching just to show my Aunt Jamie what it was. A Geocache is an item- size can vary- that someone hides and then enters into an app with its location/ coordinates, then the Geocachers try to find the item so that we can trade with the small trading items inside or just write our names in the log book. We didn't find either of the things we looked for, but we still had fun. 

This was the view from this morning, can you see the horses?





Post by Stella B

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  1. AnonymousNovember 14, 2023 at 12:59 PM

    👍

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  2. John JacksonNovember 14, 2023 at 11:38 PM

    I love that barn, and I love Charlene's sparkly new stripes!!

    I'm glad your mom is making you guys do school and exercise!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 15, 2023 at 8:05 AM

    Awesome! What a fantastic adventure. Can barely see the horses, but they are probably very well taken care of in that place. Glad to know you can find good Mexican food where you are. Thanks for the photos and the detailed description of your experience. Really enjoying these wonderful updates! -G

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  4. AnonymousNovember 15, 2023 at 1:48 PM

    So cool! You’ve already made it very far all the way to Iowa!

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  5. TalaNovember 16, 2023 at 10:26 AM

    I love these updates and great pictures too...but I have to disagree on the frozen custard. I LOVE frozen custard:)

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  6. AnonymousNovember 16, 2023 at 7:40 PM

    Love this! All very interesting! Wish we were there! We miss y’all.

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  7. PapiNovember 16, 2023 at 7:41 PM

    The last one was me, I think.

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  8. BommieNovember 16, 2023 at 7:45 PM

    Nice to be back in Sheffield and to see Darvin and Uncle Bud and Aunt Norma. You know I am glad the your mum has opened school for the two of you! We were probably missing having homework. We are at 87 and will head home tomorrow.

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  9. AndreaNovember 26, 2023 at 8:57 AM

    Cygan and I love Geocaching! We actually did some on Friday around Easthampton. I am dying to know what your exercise routine consists of. 🤔 maybe you should post a tutorial 😆

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