After we left Indianapolis, we had to stop to get one of motor home tires checked which had a slow leak caused by another nail in the tire (the first one was discovered when we were in Maine). We arrived at Indian Springs Campground on November 3rd after a five hour drive from Indianapolis. The campground had two addresses, one in Indiana and one in Ohio, so part of the campground was in each state so were not sure which state we were camping. We think we stayed in Ohio but we used the exercise room which was located in Indiana. The campground was situated on a lake and was home to many full timers but had few spots for those travelers who needed a week or less, since the amenities were few.
We stopped in Ohio to visit my sister and her family that lives in Harrison, OH which was 15 minutes from Indian Springs Campground. It was nice visiting with my sister who I only get to see a couple of times per year. We went out to eat, had a shopping night and enjoyed a night out while she watched Zachary and Carson. Brian and I do not get many “date nights” so we enjoyed dinner and a visit to a casino in Indiana. The dinner was nice but this was my first and most likely last trip to a casino, too much smoke and the possibility of getting “hooked” into thinking that the next pull on the slot machine will produce a large amount of money, turning my 25 cents into millions (ha ha!).
We also visited the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio next to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The boys really enjoyed the museum especially the interactive area where they were able to fly a helicopter, land an air craft carrier and wear a space suit. There was a reproduction of the Wright Brother’s 1909 Military Flyer which contained original parts donated by the heirs of Wright estate. We saw the original flyer in Washington, DC at the National Air and Space Museum, when we visited there in June. Dayton was an hour’s drive from the campground and we spent most of the day walking through the air hangers visiting the exhibits, our day ended with dinner at La Rosa’s Italian restaurant. We enjoyed an Italian dinner consisting of several half price appetizers and one dinner which Brian and I shared.
While in Ohio we planned on another museum which would be our last site seeing adventure of 2009. We decided that The Creation Museum would be our last museum which was located in Petersburg, Kentucky, only 15 minutes from our campground. The museum brings the Bible to life starting with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden through present day, relating Biblical history to every day life. There were very realistic looking dinosaurs, wax figures that seemed to be watching you as you passed and Carson’s favorite place a petting zoo. Our trip to the Creation Museum was a reminder of the enormous amount of information that is written in the Bible and how easy it is to forget small details that impact our Christian lives. Walking through a replica of the Noah’s Ark, the Garden of Eden and many other areas of the museum really made you think about Adam and Eve, the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil and how one small bite changed the world and our lives.
Our time in Ohio was enjoyable but it was really nice thinking about returning to North Carolina to see family and friends.
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We spent the middle of October 12th through November 3rd at the KOA of Indianapolis, Indiana. While in Indianapolis were had fun at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, celebrated my birthday, played Monopoly on Halloween night, and treated two boys for strep throat. Indianapolis was one of our longest stays since we left in June but we spent most of the time at the campground working (since we had a reliable internet connection) on marketing and upgrades to websites for our business for the Christmas season and the fast approaching 2010 spring season.
Our main adventure in Indianapolis was The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis which is one of the largest in the world and we spent all day exploring the four levels of the museum. There were hands on activities with water activities, a planetarium, and an exhibit that taught the kids about Egypt. We rode in a pretend air plane to Egypt and learned about the lives of children in Egypt and how some aspects of their lives were not that different than American children. The museum included a section called The Power of Children: Making a Difference which Zachary learned about Anne Frank and her life hiding from the Nazis party and her life as described in her diary. The exhibit also included sections of Ruby Bridges, and, Ryan White. We discussed segregation and discrimination with the kids as we toured this exhibit in the museum. Carson’s biggest question was concerning Ruby Bridges and why the other kids would not play with her or allow her to sit with them in the cafeteria. We discussed segregation and why people wanted Ruby to be separated from the other children. He had a logical conclusion when I told him that the reason the kids were sometimes not nice to her was because of the color of her skin. He then asked me, “Mommy why does it matter if her skin is a different color?” I told him that it did not matter about the color of someone’s skin that everyone looked the same in God’s eyes. One of the most popular areas of the museum was the Scienceworks area which included water tables where the kids could control the water currents while sailing boats through the canals and locks along with a construction area where they could build towers with large Styrofoam blocks (which looked like bricks).
My 38th birthday was spent having lunch at Carrabba’s Italian Grill, which is one of our favorite places to eat for special occasions. After lunch we enjoyed a movie at the dollar theater where we enjoyed the Disney movie UP and large popcorn. One of our last stops before going back to the campground was a quick stop at Marshal’s where we purchased a coffee press and coffee so we could enjoy a cup of coffee for our late nights. We stopped and picked up a Red Box movie and enjoyed the rest of the night at the motor home. A very nice birthday spent with my family in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Before our trip to Walmart we used a gift card and a coupon to have dinner at O’Charley’s where we were able to eat for $18 and Carson got his favorite yummy yeast rolls with butter. The kids were able to wear their pirate costumes to dinner and Walmart, so even though they did not get to go trick or treating they enjoyed the costumes for the next few days. We did not have a neighborhood to go trick or treating for Halloween, so we took the boys to Walmart picked up a bag of candy and went back to the motor home and enjoyed a game of DVD Monopoly. Carson was winning when we stopped after 2 ½ hours, since he was able to buy the two most expensive properties and then put resorts on each.
The last adventure we had before leaving Indianapolis was a trip to Urgent Care with both boys. After three hours in a small lobby where I think that half the people had H1N1, they were checked for strep throat and we were told that they could possibly have the flu but they were not testing. Two days later we discovered that Carson’s throat culture was positive for strep throat, so both boys were given 10 days of Amoxicillin which meant that we would be extending our stay in Indianapolis. Once all the antibiotics were completed we started making our plans to leave Indiana for out next stop in Ohio to visit my sister and family.
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After we left Indianapolis, we had to stop to get one of motor home tires checked which had a slow leak caused by another nail in the tire (the first one was discovered when we were in Maine). We arrived at Indian Springs Campground on November 3rd after a five hour drive from Indianapolis. The campground had two addresses, one in Indiana and one in Ohio, so part of the campground was in each state so were not sure which state we were camping. We think we stayed in Ohio but we used the exercise room which was located in Indiana. The campground was situated on a lake and was home to many full timers but had few spots for those travelers who needed a week or less, since the amenities were few.
While in Ohio we planned on another museum which would be our last site seeing adventure of 2009. We decided that The Creation Museum would be our last museum which was located in Petersburg, Kentucky, only 15 minutes from our campground. The museum brings the Bible to life starting with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden through present day, relating Biblical history to every day life. There were very realistic looking dinosaurs, wax figures that seemed to be watching you as you passed and Carson’s favorite place a petting zoo. Our trip to the Creation Museum was a reminder of the enormous amount of information that is written in the Bible and how easy it is to forget small details that impact our Christian lives. Walking through a replica of the Noah’s Ark, the Garden of Eden and many other areas of the museum really made you think about Adam and Eve, the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil and how one small bite changed the world and our lives.
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