Saturday morning I woke up with an itch to get out of the house and drive. I woke up earlier than anyone else and it was hard sitting on my hands and keeping the nervous, stir-crazy energy to myself when I really wanted to just jump up and down and yell "EVERYONE UP, WE ARE GOING ON A ROADTRIP TODAY!"
But when they all did wake up, there was immediate agreement from the husband to hit the pavement and take the kids with us. I haven't been to Warm Springs since I was in high school. My folks used to take me almost every year when I was in elementary school and junior high. Todd had never been before, so it was fun taking him to see it for the first time.
We left the house around 10:30am and rolled up to the Little White House almost two hours later with no stops in between. The first hour was on the interstate and the second was on a two-lane state highway through little towns. Next time I will have my camera and out and ready while driving so I can get some pics. Passed a great town square in Greenville and other homes in between that were growing the most beautiful flowers up from the middle of old, worn tires.
This sign doesn't cover FDR's major accomplishments during his presidency, but I always think about how he instituted the social security system and the requirements for our interstates that there must be straight, one-mile stretches of highway every 5-10 miles that could be used as emergency landing strips by aircraft.
This little fountain replaced the old wishing well that is now covered for reasons of liability. Each of my kids received a penny to throw in after making a wish. I'm pretty sure Owen wished for a wii and Chloe confided that she wished for applesauce. God love my bizarre four year old. I don't know why her mind works the way it does, but she amuses me and I love her to pieces.
Wow, a rare sighting of me in front of the camera. Not that I try to avoid pictures, I'm just normally the one holding the camera steady. :)
This plaque was on the footpath directly in front of FDR's house.
In our decade, this appears to be a rather modest home. Perhaps in his time here, it was a modest home, too. FDR had his own bedroom with one small twin bed and a fire place. Eleanor had two twin beds in her bedroom for when their daughter would come visit. A small bathroom with a claw foot tub and tiny sink separated the two bedrooms. The kitchen was small and the icebox/refrigerator was on the side porch, outdoors. A generous library flanked the living room fireplace in floor-t0-ceiling shelves and shared the same space as the dining room large enough for six people to sit at the table.
It was very quiet, with few other visitors on Saturday morning. I imagine it was even quieter when FDR came to Warm Springs to stay when his polio was giving him troubles and he needed the relief of the pools filled by the springs.
But when they all did wake up, there was immediate agreement from the husband to hit the pavement and take the kids with us. I haven't been to Warm Springs since I was in high school. My folks used to take me almost every year when I was in elementary school and junior high. Todd had never been before, so it was fun taking him to see it for the first time.
We left the house around 10:30am and rolled up to the Little White House almost two hours later with no stops in between. The first hour was on the interstate and the second was on a two-lane state highway through little towns. Next time I will have my camera and out and ready while driving so I can get some pics. Passed a great town square in Greenville and other homes in between that were growing the most beautiful flowers up from the middle of old, worn tires.
This sign doesn't cover FDR's major accomplishments during his presidency, but I always think about how he instituted the social security system and the requirements for our interstates that there must be straight, one-mile stretches of highway every 5-10 miles that could be used as emergency landing strips by aircraft.
This little fountain replaced the old wishing well that is now covered for reasons of liability. Each of my kids received a penny to throw in after making a wish. I'm pretty sure Owen wished for a wii and Chloe confided that she wished for applesauce. God love my bizarre four year old. I don't know why her mind works the way it does, but she amuses me and I love her to pieces.
Wow, a rare sighting of me in front of the camera. Not that I try to avoid pictures, I'm just normally the one holding the camera steady. :)
This plaque was on the footpath directly in front of FDR's house.
In our decade, this appears to be a rather modest home. Perhaps in his time here, it was a modest home, too. FDR had his own bedroom with one small twin bed and a fire place. Eleanor had two twin beds in her bedroom for when their daughter would come visit. A small bathroom with a claw foot tub and tiny sink separated the two bedrooms. The kitchen was small and the icebox/refrigerator was on the side porch, outdoors. A generous library flanked the living room fireplace in floor-t0-ceiling shelves and shared the same space as the dining room large enough for six people to sit at the table.
It was very quiet, with few other visitors on Saturday morning. I imagine it was even quieter when FDR came to Warm Springs to stay when his polio was giving him troubles and he needed the relief of the pools filled by the springs.
