Four days after we got back from girls camp at the cabin, we left with a bunch of our neighbors to go to Navuoo, Illinois. We were going to stop in Nebraska at Winter Quarters, but had a little mishap on the way. One of the front tires on the McCormicks motor home came off while they were driving down the road and it took a long time to get a tow truck to come get it. They ended up having to rent a car and we put all their bags in our trailer so they could stay in a hotel. We called AAA to help with the towing cost. Earlier that morning we had called AAA to unlock the door of our other neighbor's truck because the keys were locked in, so thank goodness for AAA!
Navuoo was beautiful and the spirit was strong there. Saturday morning we got up early and took the kids to do baptisms for the dead in the Navuoo temple. All of them enjoyed it and we had a great experience! That afternoon,the kids road their bikes around and went to the Fudge factory for treats. We visited the brick shop and got a brick and the blacksmith's shop to get a handmade ring. We went to several shows but my favorite was Brigham Young's home. I haven't ever had a connection with that prophet until that day. He was a great man!
We went to a concert that night put on by an accapella men's group from BYU called, "Vocal Point." They were amazing! Sunday we went to the Navuoo ward and it was fast Sunday so several people stood up and bore their testimonies. One of the people was my favorite high school seminary teacher, Brother Quiltor. He is an amazing man who helped me through a hard time in my life. He is a sculptor who has made all but eight of the Angel Moroni's for the tops of the temples around the world. I ran up to talk to him and another guy was standing in front of me talking to him about how he was his seminary teaching eleven years before he taught me. It was fun to see him even though he had no clue who I was. That afternoon, we drove to Carthage, Missouri and visited the jail where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were shot and killed. It was heart wrenching to see the bullet holes in the door and the fireplace mantel. It was a very humbling experience.
Monday was the fourth of July. The guys got up early and went golfing. They had a blast! Dar and Mark Peterson couldn't quit laughing when they told us about "Obi One" (Mark) hitting the ball so hard that he fell on his butt. Then Alex hit poor Josh McCormick square on with a golf ball and he had a huge welt on his leg. We went to a buffet in the Old Navuoo hotel and then watched fireworks over the Mississippi River. It was a wonderful day!
Tuesday, the adults got up and went to an endowment session. WOW is all I can say - it was amazing! The boys went golfing again. Jordan Peterson lost the truck keys somewhere on the golf course so the Dad's spent all day driving back and forth between the nearest city to try to get keys made. Finally a lock smith had to come to the truck and cut them a key. The twelve girls and one guy shopped and rode around in the only car we had left. I'm sure if anyone saw us all pile out of the car they would think we were polygamists. It was quite the sight!
Wednesday, we got up early and drove to Kansas City where we visited Liberty Jail, Far West and Adam-ondi-ahman. I loved Adam-ondi-ahmen. It was so peaceful and beautiful. We had a little fireside and the spirit was very strong.
Thursday we spent at an amusement park called, Worlds of Fun and a water park next to it called, Oceans of Fun. The kids loved it and it was a nice break from all of the traveling.
We got up at 4AM and drove all day to get home that night about 10:30 PM. It was quite an adventure on the way home. Darren ran out of gas a couple of times and we had two flat tires on the camp trailer so we were extremely glad to get home!
Every night on the trip we took turns cooking dinner in the dutch ovens for the whole gang. My favorite dinner was the night Mark and Julie made their dutch oven potatoes and fried chicken.
They made the fried chicken with a mix called Dixie Fry. Then we used the extra batter to make blooming onions that were to die for!
Blooming Onions
Place a package of Dixie Fry in a large plastic or paper bag. Slice an onion down most of the way but not all the way through. Get it wet then put it into the bag with the Dixie Fry. Place the whole onion into hot oil and fry until it is crispy. Serve with this dipping sauce:
Equal amounts of your favorite barbecue sauce and mayonnaise.
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