< ![CDATA[  Three weeks into our four week tour of the midwest]]>

< ![CDATA[  Today we leave it all behind]]>

< ![CDATA[  The details are coming together, but there is still much to be done.]]>

< ![CDATA[  Planning is an essential part of any reasonable adventure.]]>

< ![CDATA[  It is 4:30 a.m. and I can't sleep. Tony and Gabe just left for New York City... a six hour drive to do a meeting and then a Father-Son overnight in the city. It is Gabe's first business trip with Dad and a very big deal. That's not what's keeping me awake.]]>

< ![CDATA[  Aaron and Laura Beese visit our home.]]>