I have a confession to make. It’s a pretty big one in light of everything going on in peoples’ lives right now. HonestIy, our lives have changed very little and we have experienced relatively little stress and anxiety over the current events. There, I said it! We are experiencing the benefits of off-grid living…
We headed down to the Great Sand Dunes area of Colorado to visit with friends and to visit this national park. The Great Sand Dunes have been formed over thousands of years, as sand deposited by mountain streams and playa lakes on the San Luis Valley floor is carried in the form of small…
After we left North Dakota, we made our way toward Denver. We stopped and stayed in Scottsbluff, NE for several days. We were pleasantly surprised by this quaint little town. It was quite lovely with much to do. We camped at a campground right on the river. There is a zoo and awesome playground…
As we made our way through the midwest on our way to Denver from Georgia, I decided it would be a good idea to take a “quick” detour north to North Dakota. We were as close as we would be in the foreseeable future, so why not? I had some extra time to burn…
Our visit to Death Valley National Park was our second attempt. Our first one was spoiled by a stomach bug that struck over Mother’s Day. I was the only mother in the laundromat on that Sunday doing puke-soiled bedding! LOL We stayed in Pahrump, NV for about a week over Halloween. We trick-or-treated at…
We had a busy couple of weeks visiting these awesome places! Our first was Valley of Fire that we hit on our way into Vegas from Zion National Park. We rolled up with house in tow and spent several hours marveling at the beauty of this place. It was beyond my expectations! We chose…
We missed Capitol Reef in 2017 when we were not too far from the park. Ok, we were in Utah, but this park is not convenient and it was out of our way, and we had some other place we had to be. This time, I made it happen and I am SO glad…
LOL! I got your attention! Urban dictionary says that the name for Grand Tetons National Park comes from the french fur trappers who, after being in the wilderness for several years saw the mountains and thought they looked like breasts. Grand=big; Teton=breast (teat/tit). It’s also thought the name could come from the Teton Sioux tribe. Nonetheless, my…
“There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias and redwoods, the Canyon of the Colorado, the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the Three Tetons; and our people should see to it that they are preserved for their children and their children’s children forever, with their…
One of the only things that the boys really request is that we are around friends and/or family for holidays and birthdays. We do our best to accommodate in out situations. We surprised them big time by booking a spot in an RV park next to our dear friends Bob & Pat in gorgeous…
The Busy-O-Meter is a FREE family craft project that is designed to create a simple way to remind kids when parents and siblings are busy or on important business or school meetings, calls, or Zoom meetings.
Your kids will have fun making it (it’s a great homeschool activity), and you’ll have fewer interruptions during the day.
This is a family craft project that will help your kids visually SEE when it’s OK to interrupt you during the work day.