When you decided to go on this grand adventure of full-time RV-ing, you had dreams of seeing and doing so many awesome sights and places. And of course, you want to document these great times. These days, everyone carries this tiny computer with a killer camera (it kinda looks like a telephone – LOL) and…
When we left you, way back in August, we had bought a fixer-upper house on Douglas Lake, near the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee. Sorry we’ve been away so long, it’s been a very busy time. We cleaned and cleaned and painted and painted inside that old house. We ripped up nasty old carpeting to…
This past Sunday, we had our official Eagle Scout ceremony, where Brian received his official Eagle Pin (that’s the pin on his breast pocket in this photo). So we are back in Illinois right now, for this ceremony, and for his family graduation party which will be held this Saturday at my brother’s home (since…
In the words of motivational speaker and author Brendan Burchard, we should end each day asking ourselves these three questions: Did I live fully today? Did I love today? Did I matter today? In other words, did I live my life robustly and fully today, being present in each moment? Did I love to the…
We (RVers) all dream of unlimited power. Power to boondock anywhere, to live far from the nearest extension cord. Our motorhome came with 4 golf cart batteries and a 2000 watt inverter that can run nearly everything, for a while. To charge those batteries, we can use our generator, but wouldn’t it be nice not…
Eleven years ago, My lil Brian announced “I wanna join Cub Scouts.” Our 2 older boys had both been in scouting, it’s a quality organization, we signed him right up. Brian liked Cub Scouts, and before long, he was announcing to anyone who would listen “When I get big, I am going to be an…
Well on Thursday, December 3, we closed out our month in Gulf Shores, AL (see previous post.) Carol and Brian took the Jeep and headed north. Brian has his final Eagle Scout Board of Review next Wednesday, and Carol wants to see Jake and Dann, and visit with other family. As all RV Parks in…
Did you know that according to a 2010 Kaiser Family Foundation study, kids now devote an average of more than seven hours a day to electronic media use, which equates to about 53 hours a week. That’s more than a full-time job!! Did you also know that today, more than 80% of Americans live in…