Weekend Visit

Xondervan's dad, Robin, came to visit this weekend. He lives in Texas, and he comes about twice a year. On Saturday, he graciously went with us to Warner Robins, Ga., to look at a truck we're interested in buying.

Warner Robins is home to Robins Air Force Base, so we stopped by the Museum of Aviation after having lunch at Cracker Barrel. I have to admit that I really enjoyed it because we watch Stargate, a tv show about the Air Force. So it was interesting to read about real people who dedicate their entire lives to the military. Some of the exhibits had survival packs--a TINY bag of misc. items the pilots would carry with them in case they had to eject from their planes and were stranded in the middle of nowhere. The packs were smaller than a tissue box, but one of the exhibit signs said, "This pack contained everything a pilot would need to survive in the wilderness." Seriously?!! There was a stick of gum, a piece of chocolate, a piece of toilet paper, a mirror to signal people with, a silk map, and that's about it!

The visit also launched a discussion on Robin's career in the army, and I am always thrilled to hear family history. --But you can still feel sorry for me that I was stuck in the car for 5 hours with TWO Xons. OH MY GOODNESS! ;-)