On January 28th, we lost the best dog ever. Riley was a 15 year old Norwegian Elkhound, and spent all 15 of those years being the sweetest, most friendly dog we’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. He just loved everybody!! It’s never easy to lose a fur baby, and even worse when you’re on…
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Gulf Shore Diaries: Historic Winter Storm Blankets The Coast In Snow!!
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting this small business!! Here I was writing my last blog post all about how we don’t get winter down here in Gulf Shores. Sooooooooooo,…
Gulf Shores Diaries: Where Winter Comes To Die
Ah, Gulf Shores, Alabama—the land where winter is nothing but a vague rumor told by northerners in heavy parkas. For full-time RV travelers like us, it’s the ultimate winter escape. While our friends up north are shoveling snow and wondering why they still live there, we’re here basking in the sun and trying to figure…
7 New Year’s Resolutions for Campers
As the New Year unfolds, it’s the perfect time to reflect on past camping adventures and plan for new ones.
Back to the Smokies
Somehow, this place keeps calling to us. We enjoyed the West, the awesome scenery, the endless desert views, all that. A great place to spend the winter. But come spring, the Smoky Mountains is where it’s at for us. We’ve been here for about 5 weeks now. We spent a month at the KOA in…
Eagle Scout Ceremony
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…
Work from Your RV
How to Work from Your RV So you’ve decided to sell it all and hit the road? Good for you!! But, you’ve realized that you still need to work while you travel in your RV. How to work while traveling in an RV is probably one of the most-often asked questions that I see on…
Happiness Is…
This post contains affiliate links from Amazon.com. Up until a year ago, we were your average upper middle-class family. We owned and lived in a 4000 square foot timber frame home on an acre with a built-in pool in the back yard. We also owned another home, which I used as my photography studio, and…
Texas Highways – Not For The Faint Of Heart
You know you’re in Texas when: Taking the tollway means you can haul ass You measure distance in time, not miles You’re not considered a real driver until you’ve survived Houston in rush hour traffic At least one member of each couple drives a pickup You take a road trip, and the longest part is…
Tech Tuesday, Bedroom Storage!
As we were getting ready to go full time, we took a long hard look at our inside storage. We had lots of raw room, we just needed to configure it to work for us. The first thing was files. Try as we did to eliminate paper, we still had some. We needed someplace where…