Gettysburg

In my never ending quest to give the boys some fun summer experiences we went to Gettysburg, PA this weekend. Even though it is only an 1.5 hours away, we splurged on a hotel room and stayed Saturday night.

What I learned....

Tim hates looking at empty battlefields as much as he hates looking at dead president's houses. Unless he can climb over cannons and rocks.

You really have to have a great imagination to listen to a tour on cd and "see" it on the battlefield. I always knew josh had a good imagination....now I know my husband does too!

Your oldest child will get over the fact that you wouldn't let him buy a confederate flag tshirt.

Said oldest child does know that the south "lost" the war. Had to make sure had he did have Virginia History. Virginia was in the south, a confederate state. Hard for the Yankee Mom to grasp.

Don't tell Tim there is a pool in the hotel room. He will ask every 10 seconds if it is time to swim.

A gallbladder attack feels like you are having a heart attack.

Don't assume your 10.75 year old will not want to make a bear at the boyd's bear factory. $90.00 we had two bears.

Take pictures of above child making his bear, and wearing a yellow builder hat, for bribing down the road.

Don't ask your men folk to help you pick out a yankee candle...they each had to have their own flavor. And none of them smell like flowers.

Don't tell your wife that your coworkers EXPENSIVE camera equipment that you borrowed isn't working.

We really need to take advantage of all the historical places so close to home.

Bull Run or Harper's Ferry anyone??