The first part of the week was spent traveling in the US heartland, like walking the town that was Truman's home in Missouri, waiting out the rain at the Kansas City Zoo, traveling to the top of the St. Louis Arch, and riding the endangered species carousel at the Children's Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We returned home to happy dogs, high temperature, and a blooming garden, and immediately went to work setting up the garage sale we'd planned (along with the rest of neighborhood) for the next (this) weekend. Goodbye baby stuff!