We're doing Badlands National Park in a big way.  We're spending a few nights in the area to give us time to explore and hike and soak up some prairie.  We first hit the northeast entrance.     Who needs...

I haven't written anything in well over 2 weeks.  It's not that I haven't thought about the blog... it's that I was swamped and fell asleep every night exhausted.  I can't overstate how many stories I have rattling around in...

All hell broke loose - just as I expected.  The kids were screaming and there were real tears.  Leaving Auntie Ang and Uncle Brock's house was a complete s---show.  Mercifully, no one was there to see it (although I'm sure...