Carl Sandburg

A couple of days ago, we decided everyone needed to get out of the house for an adventure.  So we decided to visit a local tradition, the Carl Sandburg House.  For those of you not from around here, this state park is the house where the famous poet finished out his life in Flat Rock.  His wife raised goats for their milk.  The descendants of these goats still live at the park.  There are also several great hiking trail around the house.  We tried to make it to a live showing of the Rootabaga Tales, but couldn't get moving fast enough, maybe another day.  To get to the house there is a short hike up the hill.  On this trip we started out with our great double jogging stroller but before we got to the welcome center, we realized it had a flat tire and had to go back to the car and start all over again.  Luckily we had our small single strollers.  We decided Abram was big enough to walk the whole way but didn't know if Katie could make it.  She ended up riding some, walking some, pushing her own stroller some, being carried some, and having her stroller carried some.  It was a great adventure and in the end everyone was worn out (the most important part of any true adventure).