We have returned from our week and a half of adventure. We were headed to Chattanooga, TN when we saw the sign for Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge - 1 mile. We made a snap decision to stop. That was friday evening. We were in that area until Monday afternoon.. Between being tired of running to things and it raining, by the time we got to Chattanooga, we only took in a couple IMax shows. We had to go to SC via Atlanta, so we spent the night there and went to Bass Pro Shop. While Joe spent an hour+ there, we girls shopped at a HUGE mall. The things we found the most interesting were a 50's era diner and a Lego's store. Very cool! While in Atlanta, we also drove over to Stone Mtn. By that time, the girl's were saying, "Can we go? I just want to get to South Carolina." We had a great time there. Shelle and I (the girls went along 2 days) spent three days hanging out - mostly shopping!  Asingle menn. girl opened a coffee shop in Abbeville and I was there three times in the space of 2 days. It's a good thing I don't do that here. Joe and I were discussing whether a coffee shop would do any good in Cochranton. Any opinions?

I'll share some pics of vacation later.

My aunt and uncle, Lloyd and Mary Kauffman came out last evening and my family (minus Dennis and Shelle) came over. It was a rather boisterous evening with a lot of talking, laughter, teasing, etc. We sounded like Joe's family when everyone is together. Anyway, Lloyd's were here overnight and we were the fortunate ones to be able to spend a few hours visiting with them this morning. I have some pics, but I had a problem uploading them, so I'll try more later.

Uncle Lloyd and Aunt Mary

The host and hostess

Chris, Kristen and our only grandchild, Crosby:)

Dad, Katie and Aunt Mary

My bro Mark. At his feet - Monica, Mark's dau. Krystal and his wife Tanya