Dixiegirl's Weblog

We the people…or rather me the person, the person who wanted to see the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence before I die, actually had that dream realized this past weekend. History is exciting for me, not so much for my husband and son, who accompanied me on this adventure to our nation’s capitol. [...]

As kids, my father took my brother and I to more Civil War battlefields than I can remember.  We toured antebellum homes and plantations, museums and mountains. Only once did we cross the Mason Dixon, to visit Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  I loved learning about all of those places.  My brother claims he has seen more cannons [...]