Squirrels, U-Turns, Family and Friends

Okay, so I came up with something I DON'T like about VA. First, I had to get my car inspected...most of us from SC remember what a pain that is. Thankfully the car didn't need any extra work. I'm not so sure about Brian's...his will probably need a good bit! :)

The other thing I must say that drives me crazy are all of the medians in the road which only allow you to turn in one direction. Therefore you have to drive down to the next light and make a U-Turn. I have made more U-Turns in the past 5 months than I have in my entire life! :0 I will say that the traffic does move pretty smoothly though!

What's up with this squirrel? He sat on our deck for at least five minutes sun bathing or something. After a while, he flipped and looked the other way...very odd!

On a good note, we have enjoyed spending time with some of our friends and family. Toby and Stacy Kirkland came up to visit two weekends ago. We had a good time watching football and eating!

We also went to Field Day of the Past. They had food, rides, tractor pulls. Ellie had fun riding the motorcycles! :) You should have seen her face when it started. She wasn't expecting it to start and she was very surprised!

I rode a ride with her, but those round and round rides make me feel sick, as you can see!

Jason's (Brian's brother) birthday was last week! So, this past weekend we went to Lynchburg, VA to see Jason and Bonnie. Brian's Mom and Dad came up from Columbia too. We also had a good time watching football and eating! Does it get any better than that? :) Ellie and Will were worn out by the end of the night.

On Thursday, Ellie's class is going on a field trip to a pumpkin patch. Hopefully I'll get some good pictures.

Friday is a big day for Brian's work. They will have the ground breaking for their first plant in Hopewell, VA. Brian said there might be a few protesters so that should be interesting! :) Maybe I should make my own "Pro-ethanol" sign to carry! :)