Tom & Brenda's Family Journal

Can you tell we're not in Arizona anymore?  We arrived here in Minneapolis this evening-conveniently one day after they were hit hard with 8 - 9 inches of snow.  But it is very cold.  Luckily Kristen sent some clothes home with me that she doesn't need anymore and that included a down jacket, so I dug it out and wore it.  Tom just put layers on and claimed to be warm enough, although they have a wind chill advisory tonight and tomorrow. If you read my blog yesterday about Greensburg, Kansas, you might be interested in reading more about it.  Anita commented on my blog and said, " Very nice blog. I live in Greensburg,(6 generations of my family have lived here) and wanted to invite you to view the website I work on at http://greensburggreentown.org. We are a non-profit org. helping Greensburg residents and others learn about green building and sustainable living." I went to the website and read some very interesting items-including that President Obama mentioned Greens...

Have you ever heard of either of those towns?  We have now stayed in both of them.   Tucumcari , New Mexico is right off I-40 near the eastern side of New Mexico.  The scenery is still very western and beautiful there.  The name Tucumcari (two-come-carry) is supposed an Indian name that came from a love story gone bad with the chief's daughter.  It sounded a little suspicious to me, but it probably does have something to do with the Native Americans.  This picture is the Tucumcari Mountain which was right by our motel.  The temperature was 65 when we left there this morning. Shortly after getting on the road this morning, we crossed into Texas and once again began seeing miles and miles of grasslands without much besides a few cattle.  We did pass a huge cattle feedlot which covered acres and acres with thousands of cows. Texas farms not only cattle but also wind.  We passed a wind farm today that had an old-style windmill right next to the huge new ones.   Interesting to see ...