Hi,
I woke up about 4:30am on Thursday morning, in the rest area. It was mighty cold out!!! The sun was just rising. The snow storm that I had been driving through most of the previous day and night was now gone. Thank goodness the restrooms here are heated!! LOL I got cleaned up and was heading out- Thinking about heading to Oklahoma.
See Pictures in Album # 136: http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
Before long I was in Kansas. Mostly farms open country here.....you go miles without seeing nothing but farms. I got a call from my son David. He was asking if I could head home. My mom taken a fall and was going to need surgery, and her car died and she needed to get to doctors appointments. So home bound I was headed.
I made it through Kansas and into Missouri. I kept seeing signs for Nostalgiaville, USA. It peaked my interest so I decided to get off the highway and check it out.
This place was great!!! They had everything and anything for memorabilia from the 50's era on.. very retro!! They have an online site- so either stop in the store or check out their website, you won't be sorry...after buying a few gifts, I was again on the road.
See Pictures in Album # 137: http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
I stopped at the welcome center/rest area in Kingdom City, MO and found a surprise. There was a memorial there for firefighters. It was a really beautiful memorial to those who had given their lives to save others. After taking several pictures I went inside. I spoke with a wonderful elderly gentleman who was telling me about all the different things to see in the area. Before long I again was on the road.
See Pictures in Album # 138: http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
As I was getting ready to leave Missouri, I drove through St. Louis ( The Gateway City) and saw the famous St. Louis Arch. I got a couple pictures of it from the highway as I drove past. I will have to come back and check it out more another time.
See Pictures in Album # 139: http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
By the time it got dark, I was in Ohio and getting very tired. I stopped at a rest area for the night. It was starting to spit snow again.
Well off to post the pictures for this entry....take care everyone and I'll be back soon.- Love Donna
For more info on the Firefighters Memorial see: http://www.ffam.org/MEMORIALFOUNDATION.htm
For more info on Nostalgiaville, USA see: http://www.nostalgicstuffusa.com/servlet/StoreFront
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