Day 108 in Van Buren, Arkansas.....May 2012

On the road again.......we left New Mexico this morning around 8:30....had a good day of travel...we stopped tonight at 8:30 pm in Van Buren, Arkansas for the night. Feels good to be out of that car! Gracie has been such a trooper this trip....she just naps in the car....and knows when we stop ~ she will get some water ~ and get to do her business ~ poor thing tho....when we walk back to the car....she digs her paws in the dirt....like "NO please ~ NOT the car AGAIN?!" ha! So, it's hit the shower and then the hay....and get up tomorrow for our drive HOME! ~ Yahoo! We have about a 10 hour drive to get home....we praise God for these safe travels....and for the incredible journey and experience Shea and I have been blessed with over these past 20 months! And I know this journey is only beginning for Shea...I will keep you posted about any big news with Shea on this blog....she is going to take a break for a bit now though...she will be doing some auditioning in Atlanta.......and will be returning to LA the end of July. So instead of "Til tomorrow"....I will say "Til I write again....."

Day 107 in Albuquerque, New Mexico...May 2012

Howdy....all bloggers! Shea and I said all our "good-byes" last night at Oakwood. We took all our food over to Margot....I did speak with Helen from the Dept. of Aging....and she said she would call the case worker again ~ to try to get her out to Margot soon! Shea and I hit the trail around 7 am today. We stopped near Flagstaff, Arizona ~ and drove 100 miles out of our way ~ so we could go to the Grand Canyon ~ neither one of us had been there before! It truly is amazing! Shea did most of the driving today....she did a super job! We are now in our hotel for the night in Albuquerque! We drove over 900 miles today! Nite! Til tomorrow.....

Day 106 in LA.....May 2012

Hello.....and Happy May! Wow....rough day....waiting by the phone! Jamie called and said that Shea did not get the role....Shea was their pick ~ hands down....they loved her....but, this character Summer was on the show as a little girl...and this is her grown up now....and the other girl looks more like Summer did as a little girl. But, they said they want Shea to come in for other things....it's a bummer.....Shea took it so well (I want to cry!) ~ I'm really proud of her! I wanted to let you all know as soon as we knew.....so our plan now is to start our drive home tomorrow morning....it should take us four days....Oh boy...."Happy Trails".....ha!