Dayton's Air Force Museum and Neil Armstrong Museum

In Daytona, we stayed at a very nice motel at a great price.  That always makes traveling a little more fun.

We visited the Air Force Museum in Daytona at the recommendation of one of Bob's HS classmates.  It was amazing.  Here is a taste of some of what we saw.  Some of the pictures are dark so hopefully you can see them.  Bob was in charge of pictures, but I should have checked the settings.

From Daytona, we went to the Neil Armstrong Museum in a town north of Daytona.  We wanted to go because Neil Armstrong died recently so it was timely to go now.  The museum was smaller, but it was very meaningful and I appreciated reliving the time of the Apollo Missions.

Here are some pictures to show some of the displays.

The flag was half mast because it was Sept. 11.

Visit With Rachel, Reagan, and Drew on the Way to Ohio

On our way to Ohio, we were so happy to be able to go to Waterloo to visit Bob's daughter,  Rachel, and her kids, Reagan and Drew.  We even caught Craig at home working on projects so he couldn't join us for dinner.  We went to Texas Roadhouse and enjoyed our meal and visiting a lot.  Afterwards we went back to their  place to watch the kids ride their bicycles.

Meals From the Heartland

Every year around the Labor Day Weekend time, there is an event called Meals From the Heartland.  Bob and I have participated several years and decided to make the drive down to Des Moines again this year.  We worked 2 two hour shifts packaging meals to be sent all over the world.  The goal this year was 5 million meals, and they met the goal.  It's an amazing event.  You work with a team of about 10 people.  In a plastic bag, we put in a soy product, rice, dried veggies, and a vitamin  powder.  Then we hot seal it and pack it.  You get to meet some interesting people and feel good that you're making a difference in someone's life by providing food.  They also take donations to cover the cost of the ingredients and the shipping, etc. so we always like to make a donation as well.  It's a small thing for us to do, but when combined with the efforts of others, it becomes a huge. thing.