tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457454140166055942024-03-05T16:59:44.947-06:00The Malone's Ultimate FieldtripWelcome to our website. We are a family of 5 who traveled the country for a year. Follow us on our incredible journey!
We traveled over 36,000 miles and through 34 states. We are now back at home and still blogging about our life!Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-85041672726219836922011-07-30T07:44:00.000-05:002011-07-30T07:44:40.916-05:00July 2011<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 1 - digging the enormous hole</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 2 - building the steel walls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 3 - laying down the pool krete bottom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 3 - putting in the liner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 4 and 5 were spent doing electrical and gas<br />
Day 6 - they laid out the form for the concrete patio around the pool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 7 - they poured the concrete, the white pipes are for umbrellas <br />
and they will be cut down flush with the cement</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 8 - almost ready we just have to wait for the pool to be turned on and cleaned<br />
Should be ready this weekend, can't wait to jump on in!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Well I have decided to continue to blog about my family. The last time I blogged we were headed back to Minnesota. My husband was flying back and forth for job interviews and is now in a new role with a new company. That is why we came back earlier than we expected. <br />
Since being back the kids have really enjoyed seeing and hanging out with their friends. Jake is back golfing in tournaments, Rees is doing gymnastics, and Trent is now involved in Karate. For me I am back to taxi service and keeping up the house. I am finding that having a house is way too much work!!! I miss the trailer, which by the way has been in the shop trying to get fixed! What a surprise, huh? <br />
We have managed to add one big addition to our back yard...an in-ground pool! It took only 8 days to complete the process...WOW!Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-11235656713595007002011-04-24T07:54:00.000-05:002011-04-24T07:54:39.019-05:00HomeHappy Easter! We arrived home on Tuesday, April 19th, such a bittersweet feeling. It's been busy trying to unpack, get ready for Easter, celebrating Rees' 9th birthday, and just settling in. I will be writing a summary soon of our trip and give some final thoughts. I still cannot give you our reason for ending our journey early, but I will hopefully be able to do that real soon. It has been an amazing time in our lives! Looking forward to more...Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-38416915560548868162011-04-16T11:28:00.000-05:002011-04-16T11:28:31.240-05:00Bozeman, MontanaWe arrived into Bozeman, Montana late in the afternoon yesterday. We came through beautiful Coeur D'Alene, Idaho and even encountered some snow. As we were trying to unhook and set up camp...this dam trailer broke again. The landing gear would not come down or up, so we cannot get the trailer off the truck. We had to have a mobile repair man come out and jack the trailer up so we could get the jacks back up. We were going to just leave and head home, but decided we really wanted to spend some time here with our friends, so we rented a car so we could get around, and we are leaving the trailer hooked up to the truck. It was really cold here yesterday and last night, but this morning looks to be a beautiful day.Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-42880315176908494112011-04-13T20:40:00.000-05:002011-04-13T20:40:46.063-05:00Leaving Oregon<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We are leaving Corvallis, Oregon tomorrow. We will be headed back to our home in Minnesota, a little sooner than expected. ( I will explain more later). We have had a great time hanging out with the family. But it's time to get back on the road. We are headed up through Washington and then through Idaho and Montana. We will be stopping in Montana to visit some the same friends we started out our journey visiting, I guess we are bringing our journey full circle.</span>Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-13826634253640755582011-04-05T13:55:00.000-05:002011-04-05T13:55:31.710-05:00Corvallis - Oregon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhPskRAuepkp2hExaDU7wB8MhjwEH_wrZyr9bkEL8AG5SYwXBZSJASyP-EohlP-Fk3EG8xvsEzW8rC39uTxePoeiopcHxrLoov4pKnwCM1kRa-CB3dsJo_Ld53KMUYklT9eBUMq6hUaD5/s1600/DSC_0091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhPskRAuepkp2hExaDU7wB8MhjwEH_wrZyr9bkEL8AG5SYwXBZSJASyP-EohlP-Fk3EG8xvsEzW8rC39uTxePoeiopcHxrLoov4pKnwCM1kRa-CB3dsJo_Ld53KMUYklT9eBUMq6hUaD5/s320/DSC_0091.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here we are again, back hanging out with my mom, sister, and her family. We arrived on Wednesday, March, 30th. This time we are parked in the driveway across the street...her neighbor has a large, graveled in area for our rig. The kids are enjoying staying in their Mirma's(grandma) house at night. This last weekend was girls weekend...yahoo! My mom, sister and I went over to the coast and stayed in my dad's condo that he has there. It over looks the ocean, it was absolutely beautiful and relaxing. My mom only stayed one night and then headed back to check on the rest of the gang. While she was there we had a great time eating, drinking, and relaxing, and doing some facial masks. On Saturday, my sister and I went glass blowing and made these beautiful glass floats. It was so great, it was interesting, relaxing and extremely fun. We then spent the rest of the day shopping and then stopped in this little bar called the Sea Hag. We were not prepared for how much fun we were going to have, we were just going to stop and have one drink, but that turned into a few drinks. The bar tenders break out in song by playing all the bar bottles with wooden spoons, it was awesome! There was then some live music and then another round of bar bottle playing and this time it was done to the chicken song/dance...so of course we had to get up and participate in the chicken dance. <br />
We then headed back to the condo for an enjoyable evening of movies. We were sad when we had to leave and head back. I was glad we had that chance to hang out and enjoy each other!Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-44244975614905026532011-03-28T15:14:00.002-05:002011-08-27T20:24:45.273-05:00Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium - Tacoma, Washington<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-Wh3dqId3gsTtrMUAiJ-aNhWJV6OH8Gf4BWOkbdeeCKGim9_h8rw_NntQKAcdqNEtqcVenP7vkqqagsGkW4b0D3XmNmpOWv2Vd6xwsO8QvVyNMhoFxwc7XLQ24uXuhguxse9B0TTGWVp/s1600/DSC_0537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-Wh3dqId3gsTtrMUAiJ-aNhWJV6OH8Gf4BWOkbdeeCKGim9_h8rw_NntQKAcdqNEtqcVenP7vkqqagsGkW4b0D3XmNmpOWv2Vd6xwsO8QvVyNMhoFxwc7XLQ24uXuhguxse9B0TTGWVp/s320/DSC_0537.JPG" width="212" /></a></div>I took the kids into Seattle yesterday. We went to the Pacific Science Center. However the tickets for the planetarium part was sold out...too bad, that was something I really wanted to take the kids to see. Anyway we had a blast! It was very hands on. We saw an insect exhibit, there are some truly gross big bugs in this world. I have to say that I am glad I don't live in some of those places having to deal with those bugs. There was also a butterfly house that we went into...that was very cool. All the butterflies just fly around you, we watched them eating...using their long tongues and seeing that up close was fascinating. We also saw all the different cocoons. There were sections on the body, water, dinosaurs, space, a tide pool, and reptiles. One of our favorite activities was taking a piece of paper and putting it on this machine called a harmnograph...its like a Spirograph, you swing it around and place a pen in and it designs a picture on the paper...we were very proud of our creation. <br />
After we went to look at the Space Needle, just look...the kids don't like heights so we didn't go up to the top, maybe next time.Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-3807490280545648042011-03-23T12:40:00.001-05:002011-03-23T12:41:41.996-05:00Gig Harbor, WashingtonArrived we have...into Gig Harbor, Washington. What a beautiful area! A little rainy and cool. We are in a quiet and lovely campground here. Bryce left to go to Montana and Minnesota, so we are going to be exploring on our own. My mom is going to come up and spend some time with us here. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOG_video_class" contentid="FAILED" height="266" id="BLOG_video-FAILED-2" width="320"></object></div>I am stressing a little about the kids schooling. We are getting ready for some testing and I just hope I have prepared them enough. We did dissect a frog yesterday! It was good, not my favorite thing to do...but Jake and Trent loved it, Rees, not so much. She ended up crying and I let here go back into the camper while we finished. I did video tape it, but it's about 15 minutes long. I might try to post it later. Well we are all caught up to date...I promise to keep on top of it!Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-63042550336145567212011-03-23T11:56:00.000-05:002011-03-23T11:56:35.946-05:00Heading to Washington<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNPb_PPw0gFQMzv5CZ-zHN5Lgvu6lbc4IFk0SY84pGBZGLu1Ez8ZwiFUAdN6STHwwGAT0e3oRGBSjRzETmLoFmoVzyKm9NFk-PTdcHnCO0tV4cjSQhABqznrxbXEjtXG4cFno55ISwdX7/s1600/snow+in+oregon+pass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNPb_PPw0gFQMzv5CZ-zHN5Lgvu6lbc4IFk0SY84pGBZGLu1Ez8ZwiFUAdN6STHwwGAT0e3oRGBSjRzETmLoFmoVzyKm9NFk-PTdcHnCO0tV4cjSQhABqznrxbXEjtXG4cFno55ISwdX7/s320/snow+in+oregon+pass.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table>Well my husband has said that I have been slacking on keeping up with our blog...okay he's right! So I am going to try to keep up better. So our last days in California were spent hanging out with some old friends and visiting some sentimental places. We took the kids by our first house in Canyon Country, it looked exactly the same. We ended up getting together for lunch with Bryce's Aunt Peggy in Ventura. It was wonderful getting to see some of his family too. While we were up there, we took the kids to Mandalay Beach where we got married over looking the beach. It was still very beautiful.<br />
Then I had an old college friend, John Bjerke and his wife Christine, come up to our camper and have lunch. We enjoyed catching up and seeing each other...it had been 12 years since we saw each other last. I had a blast seeing them. We then spent one more meal with the Crawfords...which was fun as usual. We talked about how we felt like we never left, we just picked up where we left off, that is such a great feeling to have those kinds of friendships. I can't believe we didn't take any pictures while we were with them. I am usually very good about that, but I guess I was too caught up in visiting. We are very lucky!!Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-79281071902356077952011-03-16T10:35:00.000-05:002011-03-16T10:35:00.527-05:00Valencia, CaliforniaAfter we settled in Valencia, we decided it was time to look up some old friends and check out our old stomping ground. We had dinner with the Crawford-Castan Clan. We went to a pizza place where the kids could run around and play games while we caught up. It was great seeing them and how grown up everyone has become, time sure flies. Their kids used to babysit for us when Jake was little. They have 6 kids so its always fun and entertaining to hang out together. The Valencia area has grown a great deal. We even took the kids by our old house where we lived before moving to Minnesota, it still looks the same.Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-57562732798870336772011-03-16T10:29:00.000-05:002011-03-16T10:29:12.877-05:00California<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>I know, I know, I keep getting behind on the blog. On Sunday, March 6th, some family friends took the kids to an indoor fun place. They played laser tag, games, climbed all around, had pizza and drinks. Needless to say they had a great time. This gave Bryce and I a chance to get on the bike and spend some alone time together. We ended up staying with my dad until Tuesday because the people at the Camping World did not do their job and get our camper fixed while we were in Mexico...they had it for three weeks. Anyway the kids enjoyed spending time with their grandparents. They went bowling, golfing, hiking, shopping, and just enjoyed spending time together. We left there on Tuesday and are now in Valencia, CA at the Valencia Travel Village. We plan on leaving on Friday the 18th for Washington State.Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-15826025189543076982011-03-07T10:25:00.000-06:002011-03-07T10:25:18.855-06:00March 5th - Universal Studios<u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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We arrived back to Los Angeles on Tuesday to rainy and yet not so warm weather! Oh I miss that sunshine!Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-12754355072119584312011-02-14T10:42:00.000-06:002011-02-14T10:42:21.193-06:00CALIFORNIA<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Well we made it in on Thursday! We dropped the trailer off in Santa Clarita so that we could get all the warranty work done while we are here in California and when we fly down to Mexico. We are staying at my dad's house in Westlake, he is leaving for Hawaii on Friday, so we are kind of house sitting. Needless to say, I hate having to pack all of the stuff we will need into garbage bags and then into the back of the truck. It really sucks when your home is being fixed and you can't stay in it! Anyway we are now at my dad's house getting settled in. It is fun to be back in all the places you grew up in, it is very comfortable. <br />
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On Saturday when we picked up Bryce and Jake we hung around Downtown Disney. We gave our kids the choice of Disney World or going to Cabo San Lucas Mexico again, with my mom...they chose to go to Mexico, but we did tell them we would do Disney World some other time. We will be headed there for a week in February!Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-15800349848555982472011-01-05T07:04:00.000-06:002011-01-05T07:04:26.733-06:00Happy New Year from Florida<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlUH9MLhDDUUDK5eiNy7hP83JAPr-bTtm-TFr2iiG4PLGJv52SdmI8mr0-6dcygZyqY_6iOF9QWFb6eVTEGWfwhKN0AAa86g4gAPDOp_CCbLI6vmr_CM34PYUy6fsq0TKsDcUZu-JFpVE/s1600/IMG_20110101_153151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlUH9MLhDDUUDK5eiNy7hP83JAPr-bTtm-TFr2iiG4PLGJv52SdmI8mr0-6dcygZyqY_6iOF9QWFb6eVTEGWfwhKN0AAa86g4gAPDOp_CCbLI6vmr_CM34PYUy6fsq0TKsDcUZu-JFpVE/s320/IMG_20110101_153151.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Happy New Year everyone! We had a very mild New Year, in fact both Bryce and Trent fell asleep before the midnight. Jake, Rees, and I toasted the New Year with sparkling white grape juice! Friday and Saturday Bryce and Jake spent the day at the PGA learning center, I think they would have spent the night if they let them. You pay one price and can hit as many balls as you want. They were in heaven. Trent, Rees, and I went to find a manatee in the wild, and guess what, we were lucky and got to see one hanging out around the power plant/manatee center area in Fort Pierce. I think we spent an hour just watching this manatee hang out by the warm water. <br />
Monday we left Fort Pierce and headed to Dade City Florida. We arrived at the Travelers Rest Resort here and just so happens our jack motor broke and we could not lower our camper in order to get it leveled, so we had to have someone come fix it. Luckily they had someone here to fix it. What a score on the campground...we are backed up to their nine hole golf course, what a view. Dad, you would love this place! This place is run by volunteers, the people who live here year round. That is turn keeps the cost down (it's one of the cheaper places we have stayed) and the place looking beautiful. They have their own TV channel that scrolls through all the activities that are taking place and their own newspaper they put out, boy there is not one thing missing. They have a huge heated pool and spa, post office, laundry, their own fire department, tennis, golf (of course) just to name a few. They had a welcoming committee that came around and talked to us and gave us some goodies. I think it will be a wonderful 2 weeks here, may not want to leave!Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945745414016605594.post-55663617779767356292011-01-01T08:02:00.000-06:002011-01-01T08:02:37.604-06:00Sea World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYUfrSykU7BynHLMEr0P65LpIpK1qPvzNVWKvU2z6ciuU29RRKMj9vW1RVP0qXceTfVuNTSHCbZkaRMlcmoR_wl8r_IOOSXQ9hnhhJvPpmAbCt8UwGi2hxaNDolNANhVIsUfJ2q-ymA4y/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYUfrSykU7BynHLMEr0P65LpIpK1qPvzNVWKvU2z6ciuU29RRKMj9vW1RVP0qXceTfVuNTSHCbZkaRMlcmoR_wl8r_IOOSXQ9hnhhJvPpmAbCt8UwGi2hxaNDolNANhVIsUfJ2q-ymA4y/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table>Well someone at our campground told us of a spot where you can go and if you get into the water and rub around it, the manatees come right up to you. I have wanted to see a manatee since I went to Puerto Rico a few years ago. So we went. It was a little cove area where boats and canoes launch out of, they like it there because the water is warm. Well not today, it is cold!!! We didn't see any Manatees, we got in the water, but our legs went numb it was so cold. We decided we would try another day!Kim Malonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764664595461904190noreply@blogger.com1