Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Litchfield Was Hot But Fun



 Our one week trip to Illinois was a success. During the trip we got to...

  • Visit Abraham Lincoln's house
  • Kayak
  • Boat in Lake Lou
  • Tour a lock on the Mississippi
  • Target shooting (.22)
  • Go up the St. Louis Arch
  • Eat a Shoe at Charlie Parker's
  • Play with the neighbor's dog
  • Swing on the big tree swing
  • Roast marshmallows
That's all I can think of right now, but it was a great trip. The kids were very well behaved. Thanks to Dad and Cindy Borklund (Grandpa Buzz and Gramma Cindy) for having us.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Charlie Parker's, Springfield IL

It started when I saw a diner on Diners, Driveins and Dives, or whatever it's called, featuring Guy Fiore. They had a breakfast shoe, which is toast under meat under eggs, under gravy or cheese sauce, or both, under hash browns. I sent a gift cert to my dad for father's day last year and he liked it. So, now that we are near Springfield, we have been here twice.

DJ got the 16 inch pancake, as you can see here.

The pancake was not very tasty, and they don't have real butter, but it was a good enough experience that we have been here twice.

Their cheese sauce and gravy are good. I recommend the shoe and Cindy recommend the veggie omelette.

Dustin

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Prius Reaches 123,456 miles

My blue '05 Toyota Prius reached a milestone with no major problems. I have replaced the tires several times but other than that I have only changed the oil and air filters. It still gets 46.5 mpg. The carpool stickers won't work after 12/31/10 so I will buy something else then.

Dustin

First Stop After Arriving in St. Louis is a Diner

The Goody Goody was on Yelp and we were all hungry, so we went there. It was in East St. Louis.

Delicious. I had a fried chicken breakfast, my dad had a cole slaw bbq burger, and Riley and Holden each had a waffle with bacon. Dj didn't eat.

The Goody Goody is at the site of the first A&W restaurant.

Dustin

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Memorial Day Weekend

We just finished an extended Memorial Day weekend with my Mom, her husband Ed, my three kids and several of my Mom's friends.
We camped at Lake Roosevelt, Arizona. Best part was watching the kids kneeboard. I also got to make Mexican Rice and quesadillas for my contribution one night. Met some new people and got the quality time with Mom and her with her grandchildren.
The drive up was fine. We played enough car games that the kids stayed well behaved for all 7 hours or so. Coming back we broke up the trip by staying at the Blue Water Casino in Parker. Don't stay there until you talk to me first.
Back home I made blackened salmon atop Caesar salad. The kids ate all of it! I need to write that one down.
I have 30 minutes of video to piece together into something interesting and I will post a link here when it's ready. My mom and her friend Tiffany also took video and pictures, so when I get a free half hour I will post those here too.