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LOG: Summer Road Trip 2006: Arctic Shatter Day 5
2006-07-31 � 11:59 p.m.

31 July 2006

8:21 am � �Listen to that whipping western wind� � Machel
8:39 am � �Ute-oh, there�s a lot of soap in the sink� � Machel
10:55 am � �Myla, when you see me do you just think �big ol�food bin� � � KT
11:13 am � �It smells like Funyuns� � KT
11:31 am � the people of IOWA welcome us
12:10 pm � Modern rest area in 31 miles. We think that means one with toilets but no one is sure.
12:11 pm � �I love Iowa. I am glad I gave Iowa a try� � JessM
1:04 pm � �Look how deciduous it is here� � Machel
1:30 pm � �Stupid plain clothes police officer� � Machel
2:33 pm � �Do you know what 9 is? It�s either all your fingers plus one or all your fingers minus one because I can�t tell if that little numb is a finger or not� � KT
2:43 pm � �What you like these? You can�t even taste �em� � KT
2:45 pm � �Myla do you know what your butt is for? It�s for sitting. You might think that it is just for licking, but it�s for sitting� � KT
2:49 pm � South Snake River
3:07 pm � North Snake River
3:10 pm � We pass a trailer named Scamp
3:12 pm � �Myla is a dog of many spots� � KT
2:21 pm CST � �I can�t believe I never thought of making a crown of aluminum foil for Myla until right now� � KT
2:29 pm � What Cheer, IA and KT responds �Why don�t I live there?�
2:31 pm � Stop for free ice cream and gas at Kwik Star but the a is actually a star
2:48 pm � Iowa County, Iowa
2:54 pm � "I like when I recognize the foliage. It makes me feel at home.� � KT
3:01 pm � �I think my sweat plus this metal is making rust on my skin� � KT
3:02 pm � �And I think there is some sort of vehicle ahead, maybe a snow plow� � Machel
3:04 pm � We just saw a vehicle from Star Wars.
3:11 pm � �Did you soak your shirt in Jolly Ranchers?� � JessM
3:12 pm � �Your deodorant smells like Jolly Ranchers?� � JessM
3:44 pm � Arrive at Machel�s grandma�s house
3:59 pm � �Tell grandma you�re nice� � Machel to Myla
4:01 pm � �They�re pictures of your prettiness� � Machel�s mom
4:06 pm � �Even Michele had the chubs� � KT
4:30 pm � KT has a reprise of �in your Easter bonnet� as we walk back from the post office
4:49 pm � �So if you want to know about your family, come back and read this� � Machel�s grandma
5:30 pm � JessM: Myla, you walk just like a lion
Machel: And you love just like a lamb
6:52 pm � Cedar Rapids, the City of Five Seasons
7:08 pm � We are visiting Machel�s childhood home.
7:14 pm � �Oh boy, Iowa is great� � KT
7:39 pm � �This shit makes me pensive� � KT
9:19 pm � Guttenberg, IA
10:03 pm � �Katie has a Cut: A book about Safety� � Machel
10:04 pm � We are at Machel�s family cottage on the Mississippi River. It is totally sweet ass!
11:44 pm � �We�re pimped out in this house guys� � KT

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