Live and Learn Conference: Priceless

Hotels slept at: 2 - Holiday Inn Express in Flagstaff, and Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque.

Besides the conference, other places visited: Slide Rock near Sedona, Grand Canyon Caverns, Old Town Albuquerque.

Price I paid for a 32 ounce Pepsi in Sedona: $2.19

Temperature inside Grand Canyon Caverns: 56 degrees F

Number of feet underground GCC is: 220

Number of things able to live within the caverns: 0 (bacteria dies within 72 hours. The air is simply too dry for anything to live down there.)

Number of elevators within the Hotel Albuquerque: 2

Number of unschoolers attending the conference: 520. (not quite 20,000, but, during the first year there were only 135 people, so, you know, someday.)

Cool nicknames that the girls came up with for Albuquerque: Alba-turkey, Alba-quirky, Alba-cookie.

Number of rain sticks made: 2

Items made out of duct tape while there: Two purses, one ...um...sheet.

Times thunderstorms forced us out of the pool: 2. And they came out of freakin' nowhere, too! They were awesome, lightning, pouring rain, super strong winds, but, kinda scary too. Although... on the way home, right through Flagstaff was this storm that made it impossible to see, despite having the wipers on full blast. The raindrops were coming down so hard and so powerfully that I was afraid they'd break through the windshield. As soon as we cleared the city limits, the rain stopped too. Spooky.

Minutes that Saren danced at the after-dinner dance on Saturday night: Approx. 18.5.

Minutes that I danced at the after-dinner dance on Saturday night: 0.


Song that Saren, Harper, and Miranda's youngest daughter hula-hooped to for the talent show on Friday night: "I Like to Move It"

Number of people playing Duck Duck Goose in the hotel lobby on Thursday night when it got to it's largest: Near 60. That was a lot of fun. The circle was HUGE, and it was just so cool to have teenagers, adults and kids as young as 6 all playing together.

Number of pennies placed on the railroad tracks in Flagstaff by us: 5

Number of pennies found after the train passed: 2 - plus a quarter that was done by someone else. As we were looking, an "official" told us that what we had just done was illegal ([eyebrow]) and highly dangerous.

Day I realized what my NaNoWriMo story would be about this year: Tuesday

Day I began doubting that story: Today.

Number of vehicles seen stranded on the side of the road during the entire trip: 43 - Compared to the trip we took to San Diego in July, which was 108.

Number of times we ate at Lotaburger: 3. And Lotaburger totally has the best catchphrase ever. "If you are what you eat, you are awesome." It's great because it's true.

Time left Hotel Alb: 10:10AM (Las Vegas time)
Time arrived home: 7:02PM (Las Vegas time)
Amount of money spent: Probably best not to think about that.
Where to read a more detailed account of the trip, plus see photos: Steph's blog. (Tomorrow, after she's had some time to rest.)