On the road again.......

Actually only Carolyn was on the road. During winter break (the UP has no spring) Carolyn flew to Oklahoma to see the new grandbaby Liam (a beautiful baby if we may say so) and Ella. And, of course, their parents, Andrew and Carolyn's Mom. When Carolyn left the UP there was about a foot of snow left on the ground. When she came back it was all gone - temporarily. Here is a picture of the kids (Ella and Liam) chillin' outside in the 70-plus weather in Oklahoma.

After being home 3 days, Carolyn drove to Grand Rapids, Michigan for the Michigan Science Teachers Association Annual Conference where she gave four presentations and stayed in the very posh Amway Grand Hotel.

She was home again for 10 days and then flew to St. Louis for the National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference where she presented with a group of NASA educators and scientists a full day workshop on Living and Working in Space: Habitat. A highlight of the trip was sitting by Buzz Aldrin (who walked on the moon) on the shuttle. Shuttle bus but still...it was pretty cool. We plan on going back (together this time) this summer to see a Cardinals game and do some more visiting.

Here she is enjoying the weather and scenery in downtown St. Louis. The picture on the right is Carolyn in the workshop.

Now she is home again for about 19 days then she drives to Lansing for the annual retreat of the Michigan Science Teachers Association board. She is the Region 13 Director. So, basically, between March 1 and April 22 Carolyn has been gone 21 days. Lots of people do that but not us - it is pretty tiring especially when teaching in between.