Kubota's National Dealer Meeting

Each September, Kubota Tractor has a Dealer's Meeting where the dealers are invited to see and test the new equipment being introduced. It is also the time when Hubby has to place orders. Little Man and I come along for fun while Dad works. This year we were able to drive (which was great with me after our recent flights to Iowa) to the meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. It doesn't take me very long at all to miss the farm and the hills of Tennessee. I'm sure thankful for rural life. So was Little Man this year. A couple of glances from our 17th floor room of the Downtown Hilton and he decided he was like the guy from "Green Acres".... farm livin' is the life for us!

While Dad and Mr. L (dad's VP and right hand man) were busy working, we got directions and walked to the Discovery Place for a "field trip" with Ms. J. The Discovery Place has an awesome Pompeii exhibit right now with actual artifacts from the city. The exhibit is only scheduled for four US cities. I just couldn't get over the cast of bodies that were found in the city... 10,000 to 20,000 people going about their daily routine when life was unexpectedly over. Even after reading about Pompeii this past year in history, we finally grasped what else was happening at the time Mt. Vesuvius errupted: Jerusalem had been destroyed a few years prior, Domitian exiled the Apostle John to Patmos, and the second onslught on Christian believers was just beginning under the Roman emperor Domitian. It was a difficult time to be a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. Our visit was well worth the walk!http://www.discoveryplace.org/pompeii/home/pompeii-home.php

A neat way to learn about levers at Discovery Place ... lift an ATV.

Playing a virtual game of soccer

On the last night of the meeting, Kubota always takes us somewhere unique for dinner. This year we headed to the Lowe's Motor Speedway.

What a sight to see our tour buses on the track at 45 mph.

LM enjoyed changing tires and playing with remote race cars.
Before the evening was over, his best time changing a tire was 19 seconds.

Even though I'm not a race fan, there is something exciting about pit row.



Garage where we were served dinner.

Thanks Dad for allowing us to "tag along." And thanks Ms. T and Ms. G for praying for our trip- Dad did a great job and I felt well too!