Catching You All Up

So I’ve heard some rumblings from those still in the working world that there have not been any recent blogs and all I have to say is: “I’m vacat-ing!!!”  Yes, it’s my word for what I’m doing on vacation. J  --sleeping, swimming, water sliding, eating, mountain climbing, soaking in hot springs and visiting with great family & friends –all of which you will read about in the new blogs coming soon, but for now I will do some catching up for you.

To catch you all up, it is now Wednesday, July 13^th and we crossed back into the good old States, namely Montana on Sunday, the 10th.  When we made our first stop we were quickly reminded of small town America.  Where else can you pull up to one small building and get fuel, eat at Subway, gamble at the casino, visit the local tobacco outlet, and sit at the lunch counter  in the family restaurant ---all in the same small building!

In answering the question:  “What is a butter tart?”---I actually tried to answer this question last Sunday but my internet connection at the cabin was not allowing me to download to the blog so I couldn’t get it done but here’s the answer!

A butter tart is a Canadian pastry, similar to a pecan pie, but on a smaller scale.  It’s a pie shell with a diameter similar to a muffin and the “pie filling” consists of brown sugar, butter, egg, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins and other ingredients.  It does not contain pecans, I just mentioned pecan pie to give you an idea of the consistency.  It is very sweet and Dave loves them!  When he saw the blog question, he took a picture of one before he devoured it just so you could see one for yourself.

More Catch Up:

            Miles driven:  3727 miles (as of 7/11)

            Straw count:  118

Cheapest gas price for the day: $3.58 – small town Montana

            State count: 40

            Province & Territories: 4