About a week ago I was introduced to VERTIGO!  I had fluid and pressure in my ears due to allergies. Vertigo is the feeling like you are on an amusement ride, but you can't get off.  I took my allergy meds and started on the decongestants again. Slowly I began to feel better.  I was anxious about flying. I needed to be in Colorado!

I 've written about a product called  Ear-planes. I'm letting you know they really work! They look like a little plastic ear plug, but they have a hole in the middle. They help keep the ear open so you don't have the pressure.  I was very comfortable the entire flight.  

They come in sizes, they fit kids and adults. I found a generic brand at Walgreens. The Ear-planes brand is reusable for more than one round trip flight. The Walgreens brand was cheaper, but it was for one round trip only.

If you have congestion and need to fly, make sure you take decongestants an hour or two before the flight, take some Ear-Planes, and have a great trip!

This is my new item in my Travel Rx Bag!

It's been a great trip, I love the thunderstorms, and I can't wait for my friend Marie from Columbia to come see me for Christmas!

Welcome to the world Alexander Scott! That boy was born with his own Travel Rx Bag! Packed with love by Grandma Chris!

Blue skies and tailwinds,

Bev and Chris

OK, now this is really cool!  Nasa has a plan to put your face in space on one of their last 2 shuttle missions.  After the last mission this year, no more shuttles, so this is absolutely your last chance to get on board!  go to faceinspace.nasa.gov.  Follow the simple instructions.  You upload your picture, or a picture of a grandchild, child or any space adventuresome type.  Then choose which mission you want.  Then when your mission is completed and the shuttle is home, you can go back to the site and upload a signed certificate from the Commander stating your face was in space!  Wow!  And to think I was going to be pretty depressed about not getting to go on a shuttle launch, I can now get over that and "x" one more thing off my bucket list!

http://faceinspace.nasa.gov/