Those are the words used to describe Iowa. We drove up a few days ago and have been enjoying our time. According to Amanda, "If you want to go somewhere boring, Iowa is NOT the place to go."
On the way up, we saw 4 car accidents (one fatal) and had a trailer blow a tire next to us. According to Allison, "It was the worst day of my life!" Amanda quickly pointed out that the guy who died probably had the worst day of his life, not her. We also saw some pretty severe flooding. The worst was around Quincy, IL (we drove on the Missouri side). The road we traveled on was sandbagged to hold water back...and this was several miles from the river. We also drove through Cedar Rapids. The debris and damage was astonishing. But, everyone in town was out cleaning up. That's the midwest for you. There was flood damage in so many places here - there will be a lot of cleaning up and rebuilding.
In a few days we get to go to Aunt Jenny's wedding. The kids, however, were more excited to learn that the movie "Wall-E" is going to be in town on Friday. Matthew has been busy telling everyone this, including Bucky, the backyard trees, the swingset, and any random person that walks by. But, the really big reason why Friday is going to be "the best" is that all 10 cousins will be together again.
So, that's what we're up to now. We're off to walk to the library and then go through town. You can do this so easily here in Iowa. It's safe, it's friendly, it's just a nice place to be :)
