Getting Ready for the Big Day!

Well, we're not sure if we've lost our minds or found the key to a perfect family vacation...we have decided to rent a 30-foot RV with our 4 kids and travel for a week. We have never attempted anything like this before. I hear that it's fun, but I also hear that some people have done this and they say it was the worst (and yet the best) memory of their lives. I guess we'll find out in about 3 days for ourselves! Here's a photo of the RV we will be renting (www.cruiseamerica.com):

We are going to Cedar Point, OH (right off Lake Erie) and we will be camping for two days about a mile or so from Cedar Point Amusement Park. We are going to attempt to conquer some roller coasters while there. My 16-year old, Stephanie, has determined to ride the most horrifying roller coaster I have ever seen. I'm serious! I mean, look at this thing:

Actually, you can ride it for yourself (well, sort of - it's a video) at the Cedar Point Website: http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/top_thrill_dragster/index.cfm

I am not sure Stephanie will follow through with her determined goal, but she says she will. I don't know if I will survive just watching her! I actually think the closest I'll get to riding that is on their website. It's 420 feet tall!! Good grief. That's only 168 feet smaller than the Wachovia Building in Uptown Charlotte! I am going to pass on this one.

But the park should be fun. The rest of us chickens will find rides that suit us from what I hear.

After a couple of days, we're heading up to visit our friends Mike and Karen Skupin. You might remember Mike - he was on Survivor 2 Austrailian Outback.

He was the guy who fell into the fire and was air lifted out. He also was the only Survivor to kill a pig during the show and feed his tribe. It was kinda gross - but I guess that's how it works. He wrote me an email the other day saying they are looking forward to BBQing and hanging out. He said he might go hunting or something. I hope he was kidding...

You can find out more about Mike and his ministry at www.mikeskupin.com.

A couple of days at Camp Skupin and we are off to Kings Island near Cincinnati, OH. Of course, just this week there was a story out in the media about 27 people who were sent to the hospital after a roller coaster there malfunctioned. I won't be riding on that one.

As we prepare over the next couple of days, I will continue to update. Three days until Lift Off! I can hardly wait!