Rookie is paying dearly for that last posting! hehe

We have a very bad lil bear on the tour with us.  and I am protesting ... I'm sure it was Chief doing the log-cutting during last night's hibernation!

We are moving along quite well.  Having a lot of fun.  Kelly is fitting in with the crew as if she'd always been part of the team.  Kathy rocks as my right seater, and Chief is getting pretty impressive with all of the pins and badges he has acquired.  Now, as for Rookie ... Well, maybe you oughta look for yourselves.  But suffice it to say that he is a hurting unit right about now.  Kids, don't worry, he is a highly trained professional stunt bear and loves his work.  And remember, do NOT try any of his stunts any where!  PS ... Anyone have an extra eye?

So, here's the deal.  We have had verrrrry little sleep, but are starting to acclimate to life on the road.

Kathy and Kelly are taking lots of pictures everywhere we go, and I add a few here & there.  So needless to say, we have bunches to add to the journal right now.

What we've decided to do is to put them up a city/stop at a time.  We're getting requests for them, so they will be first, and then we will try to go back and add text.

If we visited your hometown, or if you're one of the folks we visited ... feel free to leave us a comment about the stop.  the comments have us laughing almost as much as the stuff going on during the visits.  We have laughed so hard our stomachs hurt!

We're having a blast and enjoying the heck out of all the people we're meeting.  We can;t wait for you to get an idea of what's going on, so without further adieu ...

We made our first (unofficial) stop ... We call them "Heart Stops", in Ellensburg.  So fitting as ourembedded reporter is Ellen.  When she comes out to play, it always brings lots of laughs and adds a really fun element to the stop.

Across from the fire/police department in Ellensburg, is one of the m unique houses we had ever seen, so we wanted to share it with you all.

Enjoy!

lj & the crew