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I'm so excited -- I have my first work trip coming up in two weeks.  What's even better, I am flying into Phoenix two days early so I get to do a bit of sightseeing.   Currently the "plan" is to arrive Sunday 9/6 and head north to Sedona, then stay Sunday night somewhere in Flagstaff. Monday (Labor Day) I will head on to the Grand Canyon; that afternoon I will head back to Phoenix (Chandler actually), to be ready for work on Tuesday.  We head home on Friday 9/11.

Soooo, anyone got any travel advice?  I've been tempted by the Four Corners Monument, but not sure how much solo driving I can manage by myself.  I may never get back to AZ.... advise me!!

What a beautiful weather day! We decided to postpone our trip to Cape Hatteras, and hung out at the pool and beach instead. I got a ton of gorgeous pictures -- you can find them at Flickr. After we grabbed dinner, the kids and I hit Jockey's Ridge since Charles wasn't feeling well. Beautiful sand, BIG hill.

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Tomorrow, off to Hatteras Island & Ocracoke Island!

Sorry about the miss yesterday! It was overcast, so we spent our morning visiting the Wright Brothers Memorial. The kids listened to part of the park rangers talk about aviation, and then participated in a kite flying lecture/demonstration. It wasn't terribly successful! We then walked up to Big Kill Devil Hill to see the memorial, and got a lovely family shot in front of it. We hiked down, saw the various markers etc, then drove around the loop to the replica the kids could climb on. Afterwards, we made Duncan's day and went out for Pizza for lunch! We got back to the condo about 1pm, in time for the rain! We even lost power for a bit.

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We had a chance to get in the pool for a little while, but the weather was still iffy. Instead of seeing "The Lost Colony", we decided to go a movie, and saw "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" instead. The kids loved it.

Beach and pool.  Other than a few sunburn streaks, it's been a marvelous day.

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Miscellaneous items about today:

• We're up to 18 states in our license plate chase.  Have you seen the movie Up?  Remember where the dog is talking and suddenly jerks around and shouts "Squirrel!"?  I had one of those moments tonite only for me I shouted "Texas!"
• Returned the faulty squirt guns to Wings and got new ones from Walgreen's instead. (and I just heard the Walgreen's ones have broken too)
• Ate dinner at Dairy Queen tonite

Here is an adorable bakery item we bought at the local Food Lion.  They referred it as an "Outer Banks Crab Cake"...

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After 6+ hours in the car, we have arrived in Nags Head, NC!  I was a little worried yesterday when Duncan had a i-don't-want-to-go meltdown; I chalked it up to anxiety, new things, missing Grandma, and prayed for patience.  This morning he was better, and once we hit the bridge over the Alligator River, all was well.  At least until his meds wore off and dinner time hit.  Regardless, my two little angels are finally asleep.

Pictures are uploaded here, and I'l be uploading nightly, just not sure how much editing will get done.

Weird vacation highlights so far... in random order.

• we've seen 15 different state license tags.  the kids are getting in to helping me look
• I stamped 128 bills for Where's George in preparation for this vacation
• I forgot both of our $1 kites, the loaf of bread, and almost all of our toiletries.
• I unexpectedly have cell phone coverage here.  I love to chat with my friends so call me!
• Food Lion in Nags Head has similar prices to our store, and it had a beer rebate form I hadn't seen
• My gas out here was paid for by two rebate gas gift cards earned from Harris Teeter in the spring

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I'm a first timer on the blog hop, and Vox does NOT like the code, so bear with me.  Thanks in advance for any comments!

Here's mine:

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Heaven is an indoor water park!

Really.  Just haven't been in a bloggy mood.  I hang out on facebook alot, so you can catch news there.

Rest in peace Mickey.  You'll be terribly missed.