In between...

I am sitting at my friend's apartment letting Talia nap and Sylvan watch a movie. We were most certainly in need of an in-breath.

We made it to Fargo! We arrived here on Wednesday afternoon (June 17) surrounded by thunderstorms. The ground was soaked and water was standing in the fields and filling the ditches from the storms that we followed.
When we were driving through South Dakota we ran into a heavy thunderstorm right after visiting Mt. Rushmore. We drove through it and passed it by. About an hour later we stopped at Wall Drug in Wall, SD. The kids ran around the outdoor area while I snapped photos. It wasn't long before the same thunderstorm passed over where we were playing and sent all the other tourists running inside. The sharp crack of thunder directly over our heads nearly popped Sylvan and Talia's eyes out of their heads. But it was the lightning that sent us for cover. The electricity of the storm refilled Sylvan's energy (not that it was really lacking) and he started running in circles. After a quick bite to eat we piled back into the car and kept driving and driving and driving....

When we rolled into Fargo we headed straight to a playground to meet up with my friend whose apartment we are at right now. She gave me the keys to her place so we had a crash pad in Fargo. We are staying out at my Dad's farm which is about 30 minutes outside of town.

My dad has dial-up. Enough said, right? That is why I have not posted anything. Well, that and the hours we have been keeping. Last night we got back out to my dad's farm at midnight. One of my relatives has an outdoor, blow-up movie screen and he showed a movie on his front lawn last night. It does not get fully dark here until 10:30p.m. I love it. The prairie sunset is one of the things I miss the most. The twilight seems to stretch forever.

Before the movie last night my step-family and the GST trio (which is my new name for Georgia, Sylvan and Talia) went out to eat. My step-brother Greg has a lovely wife named Sara and a four-year-old son named Quinn. After a shy beginning at the restaurant the kids found themselves wrestling on my movie-showing-relatives front lawn. They also had scooter races and a lot of fun playing with a volleyball after a kind neighbor showed them proper form.

There is so much more that has happened and I just have time to give a short update.
We went to the wedding this afternoon (my cousin's wedding is why we are on this road trip adventure) and are waiting for Talia to wake up from her nap to head to the dinner and dance. I think it is time to go and wake her. More soon with photos I hope.