The Sweetest Place On Earth, Hershey, PA

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I just came off of the best break I had in a very long time. As I mentioned, I went on a road trip with my Mother and Bernie to Hershey, the Amish Country and Gettysburg. The reason for this trip was to attend a conference for the veterans of the USS Lake Champlain CV-39. I sure did meet a lot of nice people and learned a lot on how it was like to live about the USS Lake Champlain. This ship was three football fields long and seventeen stories high. Bernie was a rescue diver on this ship from 1952-1955. It seems as though that these men and women formed a close bond with each other and I really enjoyed listening to all of their stories.

Today I will start with some photos of Hershey, PA. I never realized that Hershey was way more than just about candy! Hershey has a museum, amusement park and the Milton Hershey School. The candy is awesome and the place smells great also, if you love chocolate like me!


Hershey\’s Chocolate Soldier!

Hershey Cows! You can\’t have chocolate without the milk!

Milton Hershey and his wife Catherine in 1909 started a boarding school for orphan boys because they could not have children themselves. Today the school is still open and still provides free schooling for orphan children and underprivileged boys and girls from the grades of kindergarten through grade twelve. We went on a tour of this school and it was amazing how well these children are taken care of. The campus is beautiful and most of the children go on to further education!

If you ever have a chance to go to Hershey, I would highly recommend visiting the school. To learn how much that Mr. & Mrs. Hershey gave back to their community is truly amazing.

I did not see any animals in Hershey to photograph, but I did get some in the Amish Country, I will show you those tomorrow!

Mr. Chips is playing with his doll!

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Don\’t worry Mr. Chips, I get the kids names mixed up too!

I\’m going to be on road trip tomorrow with my Mom and Bernie to Pennsylvania, we will be sight seeing the Amish Country, Hershey and Gettysburg. I am looking forward to eating out, not cleaning and not working! It should be a lot of fun! We are driving and it will be about a 6 hour drive, maybe longer! Although, my son just told me he wasn\’t feeling well, you can read about that on my Amazing Animal Blessings and Prayer blog, I\’m sure he will be fine by tomorrow! I really hope so, my Hubby isn\’t too good at taking care of kids who don\’t feel well.

Have a great rest of the week!

Buds New House!

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Bud is very happy to have a new home! It is a three level condo that he will be able to walk around in! My lovely daughters, fiance made this in two days! I am very impressed! Twenty-four hours later…

Bud is getting use to his new condo!


Bud seems to love it!

Bud is kept in my daughter\’s fiance\’s room, this way; he is kept nice and warm! Bud still will go on car trips and they take him outside in the large pen for his exercise!