My Son's Bike

My son built and painted this bike. He taught himself how to do it. That's typical of homeschoolers, you know! He's considering selling it.

I did it!!!!

I thought I'd just pop in and let you all know that I survived my 1000 mile trip to Mackinac Island and back on my motorcycle! I will post a full report as soon as I have time, or I just might do it in sections. There is so much to share and tell!

Here is my bike on the shore of Lake Huron -- is that AWESOME or WHAT???

I also crossed the Mackinac Bridge -- that's five miles of bridge over the Great Lake -- and you couldn't wipe the smile off my face. It was soooooo beautiful that day! I loved it. I just wish there would have been a way for me to take a picture of what I saw while on the bridge. It was awesome. But here's a picture of the bridge:

Who would have ever thought a year ago I'd be doing THAT? Not me!! I loved it. I absolutely love riding my motorcycle with my husband! God provided us with beautiful weather and little traffic. He gave me such peace. He is so good!

On another note, I think you'll get a kick of how I've modified my iBook. I'd love a new macbook, but since I don't have the extra $$ right now, this will just have to do:

I love pink! (Can you tell? LOL.)

If you look really close to the right you can see my Rottie girl, Gretchen snoozing next to me on the couch. (Notice I have the remote handy, too, so I can record Little House on the Prairie and my favorite news shows!)

I'll post more as I have time! Hugs to all!

My Motorcycle Trip to Kentucky and Ohio from Indiana

Here are some pictures from our Motorcycle Trip down to the brand new Creation Museum located in Petersburg, Kentucky near Cincinnati! It was 490 miles round trip and we made it!



Creation Museum Lobby


Pteradactyl
A fierce fellow over the bookstore entrance -- he moves!


You can read more about the Creation Museum (if you're at all interested) at my other blog: http://homeschoolblogger.com/karlakakins.

I have to admit, I didn't enjoy my trip on my motorcycle on the way down as much as I did on the way home. On the trip to the museum, we took mostly interstates and we got a late start, so we really didn't get to enjoy anything because part of our trip was made in the dark.

But on the way home, my husband agreed to go on backroads, and we had such fun!

Here are some pictures of our trip home on our motorcycles:


My honey and our bikes
Just across the KY border -- my husband's bike on the left, mine on the right. That's my cute husband, Eddie in the middle.


Yummy diner! I love eating in these little mom and pop places! We had chicken fried steak -- one of my favorites!


This is the inside of the diner. Isn't it cute?

After our hearty meal, we headed north and got caught in a thunderstorm. I had already wet my shirt down at the diner to keep cool in the sun, so when it rained on us, I froze! We stopped for a few minutes in a Wal-mart parking lot then headed out again. After about an hour the rain stopped and we reached one of my favorite spots in Indiana: the home of Gene Stratton Porter where she wrote the books Freckles and The Girl of the Limberlost. I grew up reading her books, so she is pretty special to me! I love her books and doing unit studies with them. I have written unit studies for a few of her books that I hope to make available soon.


Gene Stratton Porter Site

Eddie enjoyed taking pictures there, so that gave me some time to take off my soggy boots and sit on her porch. I like sitting there imagining her sitting there. I took my kids there once and read a chapter of Limberlost to them on that porch. I love that house.



Since the Limberlost is so near and dear to my heart, I just had to get my husband to take a picture of my bike in front of the convenience store sign. If you're wondering why I'm not in it -- remember -- I was drenched and not looking too glamorous.


My Bike

We made it home safe and sound, and our puppies were glad we were home, too! We put them in a kennel for the first time in our lives (and theirs!). They were so exhausted from being at the kennel (I can just imagine they barked their fool heads off for days) that they immediately went to sleep snoring loudly! Here are Frankie and Oskar, my constant companions on the couch when I'm on the laptop:


Oskar and Frankie

Next week we'll be going to Joni and Friends Family Retreat. I will post pictures of that when we get back!

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