Thanks for all the

everyone.
Good point Amesmom - we're heading to Hawaii in 5 weeks. That's not a bad thing.
SO - anyone live near Portland, Salt Lake City, Denver, Colorado Springs, Kansas City, St. Louis, or Louisville?? We're beginning to plan our move & are thinking that these will be our stops. We're going to drive across the middle of the country since we've already done both the northern and souther routes. I'm really hoping to hit the World's Largest Ball of Twine on this trip!
I'm also thinking that we'll accept the challenge of making the trip across the country without eating in a national chain restaurant. When you treck across 1-2 countries every three years, you have to do something to keep it interesting.