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Why Are You Driving To New York Instead Of Flying?
As many of you know, my family and I are heading to New York this summer to help the economy. :) Okay, more seriously, we are going to visit my sister-in-law and her new baby (he was born on March 1st). However, I didn’t want to fly for many reasons.
I don’t care how many times everybody keeps saying they don’t pat down kids. I have seen 100s of videos on YouTube where they have. Except, I would be getting arrested, because I couldn’t stand there while they fondle my kids (security my ass. More like security theater.) So I take my money where my mouth is — we are not flying. Also, you have crap like this (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/children-on-airplanes_b_1492051.html) where you have people who take their position to the extreme. I don’t need that crap. Plus, flying would cost us a ton of money.
We had many reasons to drive besides not wanting the TSA patdown. It is cheaper to drive even with gas as expensive as it is. As a family, we drive to Green Bay all the time. However, my kids haven’t really gone anywhere else. After our disastrous trip to Florida without a car several years ago, we learned the importance of having a car. (We flew on that trip before all these stupid TSA rules were in play). Plus, we are looking at sightseeing along the way, so my kids can see more of the country! Lastly, we are being loaned a Cadillac Escalade. That vehicle alone is worth driving! To be honest, a Cadillac Escalade gets around the same gas mileage as the van I drive everyday. Plus, there are some features it has that my van doesn’t like 3 DVD players. I wish we were a family that could all get along on a car ride. We are not. Instead, I have no problem flipping on a DVD and with 3 players, there is no fighting over what movie we are watching (WOOOHOOOOO!!) Some other really cool features are GPS (which I need), satellite radio, heated and cooled seats, and cooled cupholders. The really cool thing is that since it seats 8 adults, both families will fit in here for any sightseeing we do in New York. (There are about 100 cool features that the Escalade has, but these were the ones I cared about the most!).
I am super excited for our trip. Are you flying for your summer vacation? Why or why not?
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Having Fun
I recently had the opportunity to review a S107G Mini Gyro. In plain English, it is a remote controlled helicopter. While the review is over on Lisa Reviews, I wanted to talk about it over here too just due to the amount of fun my kids and our family has had with it. It is oftentimes hard to find something that interests everyone. The S107G Mini Gyro does just that:
We brought this over to Bill’s brothers house for a small get together they had over the holiday weekend. What amazed me most was that everybody tried it — even my mother-in-law! (She flew it over my brother-in-law’s house!). I taped in the house due to the wind. It was super windy outside when I was trying to tape, and it wouldn’t take off. However, my brother-in-law’s house is set up perfect for flying helicopters. I think everybody took a try at this. I do have a word of caution though — we lost the back propeller when it crashed into the deck (so be careful around decks). We think it went between the planks. The best part is that it comes with a spare, so our helicopter still works. 
My kids can fly this too. Bill has to help them a bit, but they do a pretty good job. Will’s birthday party is this weekend — do you think everybody is going to play with it again? I do!
The Syma S107G is one of those things that everybody enjoys. I recommend it for any upcoming gifts you may have (or just get one for yourself!). Thanks again to XenonProject.com for sending us the RC helicopter to review!
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Wednesday’s Hero
This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Mike Golch
Lt. Ronald Markiewicz
The year is 1971. A Lieutenant in the United States Army by the name of Ronald Markiewicz is serving near the Laotian border. He is a helicopter pilot. In March of that year he is sent out to fly two missions. The first one was to resupply a group of Vietnamese Marines and pick up wounded service members. The second mission was to allow troops to recover the crew of a downed helicopter. One both occasions he faces anti-aircraft fire and is wounded each time.
Fast forward to 2010 and Lt. Ronald Markiewicz finally received the Silver Star and a Distinguished Flying Cross. The awards he earned 39 years ago.
All Information Was Found On And Copied From ArmyTimes.com
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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