Ever since our house sold, the children and I have been taking photographs of  our hometown in anticipation of our move to Michigan.  We plan to use these to create a special notebook for the children to look through when they are homesick. We even took pictures of the local Food Lion because it 's  my three-year-old's favorite "resturaunt."

We've also been photographing some of the fun places nearby that we don't usually take time to visit. Last month, we made a trip to a  boot shop in a neighboring town which is home to  a small, private museum. The owner has a huge collection of artifacts, newspaper clippings, and photographs. There are cases full of Indian arrowheads, Civil War bullets, pioneer items, and some more unusual items.  The kids had a great time and made even more wonderful memories to carry with them. Here are a few pictures from our visit.

My daughter really liked this Civil War doctor's kit

Just a small part of the arrowhead collection

A few of the many antique tools

and, finally, the most memorable items in the collection . . .

the stuffed calves