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| Ava in a Space Suite |
2024 May 20, Monday, Trip to Space and Rocket Center
Today, we rode to Huntsville to the Space and Rocket Center
We took Ava, and she loves museums.
We saw Science on Orbit and Space Craze. Your mission begins here, Huntsville, Rocket City, Home of the USA's Redstone Arsenal. There were games to play, rides, a space shuttle, rockets, helicopters, planes, and pictures of every astronaut who has flown in a rocket or shuttle. There was a lot of construction, and many visitors were not allowed to enter the area.
Ava got inside one of the modules, where you had to lie down with your feet propped above your head. We looked inside "Ch-47D Chinook Helicopter. Two soldiers were guarding the shuttle(they were statues)
We saw Saturn's Brain and steering. Several school groups were present, and we met a family from Sweden.
We ate lunch at Culvert in Madison.
We were going to Cracker Barrel but got caught by a train, so we turned around and went to Culvert.
My Hubby and I shared a three-piece, hand-cut, hand-battered fried cod meal with onion rings and Coleslaw. We also have the yogurt Snickers swirl, which is the day's flavor.
We ordered a kid's chicken fingers meal with fries and a drink for Ava.
She also ordered one scoop of chocolate yogurt, but was brought the Snickers Swirl, which she would not try.
So, Hubby ate hers, and we bought her a chocolate yogurt
They also forgot that our coleslaw was out of stock, and we had to go to the counter to get one. They were out of coleslaw
I guess they didn't want to go back to find more
They had a new employee. Everyone was ready for bed that night.
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| Ava and the Space Shuttle |
2024 May 21, today we took Ava to the Muscle Shoals Municipal Court Building, Spring Park, and the Tuscumbia Train Depot
To see the TVA display and learn about Muscle Shoals.
We saw cicadas covering all the Crapes Myrtle trees.
Inside, I met a city worker from Muscle Shoals, and we discussed the area's history. He told me there were graves of American Indians with stone markers, and you cannot read the names. He said there were graves all over the shoals that were unclaimed and destroyed. He said I had worked here for years before I took the time to read all the history here. He said I didn't care much for history growing up, but he knew a great deal about the area. He said he and another worker had to fix the sewage off the cliffs he supervised once. Someone else went over the cliffs. He said that he found old bottles dating back to the 1800s. He gave one to him and said I am going back to collect the rest.
Upon entering the Municipal building, you will see a Chandler four or five-arched gateway leading to and inside the museum area.
Inside the Museum, we saw Welcome to "Pathways…A Walk through the History of Muscle Shoals."
Explore these exhibits and discover a city rich in history.
See original artifacts from the real estate boom when Henry Ford said he would "employ one million workers and build a city 75 miles wide," to when Muscle Shoals was known as "The Hit Recording Capital of the World."
Muscle Shoals has become one of the most progressive cities in Alabama, a place where thousands call home.
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| Ava and Hubby at Muscle Shoals Municipal Court Building |
History of FAME Recording Studios and its owner, Rick Hall.
A light pole with street signs of Wilson Dam Highway and Sheridan Avenue.
Cases full of the History of Muscle Shoals, the first Mayor of Muscle Shoals, George Lewis McBride, and his wife, Susie.
Pictures of President Roosevelt and Eleanor hang on the walls.
There was a lot of information about the TVA Wilson Dam building. We walked outside, and the Crape Myrtles were covered in Cicadas.
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| Ava in the Little Red Caboose |
After we left Muscle Shoals, we went to the Tuscumbia Train Depot.
Paid five dollars each to go inside
The curator shared the history of the depot with us.
They had the original carriage that Helen Keller rode in as a child
We walked around outside, looking at all the train cars.
Next, we rode to Spring Park.
The water was turned off going to the waterfall
So there was no fresh water entering the spring
There were a few ducks and geese in the water
It was lunchtime, so we rode back to Florence and ate lunch at Cracker Barrel.
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| Ava ordered Confetti pancakes with bacon. |
Ava ordered confetti pancakes with bacon and a doctor pepper to drink
I ordered grilled chicken fingers with pinto beans, a slice of onion, cornbread, chow chow, and iced tea
Hubby ordered steak, eggs, and hash browns with biscuits and iced tea to drink
Hubby bought two large chocolate chunk candy bars
2024 May 29, Wednesday, McFarland Park took AVA
Today, we rode to McFarland Park to let Ava play on the playground
I listen to bird sounds
We got our B12 shots and paid the utilities
We rode to Sheffield to pick up our monthly check
We rode to Champy's for lunch
Hubby and I split a Catfish meal
Of the 4 pieces of Catfish fries, Hush Puppies, and coleslaw, I ordered 2 chicken finger meals with fries.
We rode to Aldies for a few groceries
Then we headed home
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| Catfish, fries, slaw, onion, and Hushpuppy |
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| Ava at Champy's |
