Day 4 On Our Long Drive North

     Day 4 is always the toughest day. Being in the car for 4 long days we needed a break. So we took Sunday, Mothers Day, off from traveling. We just happened to be in Abraham Lincolns home town of Springfield, Illinois, and decided to head to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum.  Our time there was wonderful.  The girls just finished studying about Abraham Lincoln in their home-school studies!  Once again God has perfect timing even when it comes to learning about History.

The Glidewell's with the Lincoln's

     After the Museum we went out to eat for Mothers day we tried the local cuisine called a "Horseshoe".  Click the word horseshoe to to see a picture of a meal with enough grease for a month! Very interesting! :-) We stopped off at a restaurant that was giving free pony-shoe sandwiches to Mothers for a Mothers Day special (of course a "pony-shoe" is a small horseshoe).  We all enjoyed our Sunday Lunch and agreed we probably wouldn't make a habit of eating this sandwich if we wanted to live more than another week or two.   

"This sandwich will make your arteries cringe and your taste buds rejoice!"  

Ang with her Free Pony Sandwich.  

Gustie didn't get any!  Sorry Gus.

Then we were off to see The Abraham Lincoln Home.  Here are a few pics of our time there.

The Family in front of the Lincoln Home.

The room Abraham was asked to run for President

The sitting room where the family would hang out together for the evening.

The Master Bedroom, Mary also had her own private bedroom for the times Abe was up late at night studying or writing.

     Notice anything peculiar about the decorating?  The Lincoln home was in fashion and the fashion was called "Contrast in Confusion".  So, the next time you feel like nothing matches in your home just pretend you're living in high style like the Lincoln's!

One more fun pic of a factory outside our hotel window.

Sam called these smoke stacks "cloud making factory".