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A weekend trip to Nashville proved to be a hit with our family. We went with no agenda, thinking we would just wing it once we got there. Tu...

He's packed and ready to go. From home, to Chicago, to New Mexico by train. Collin will be gone for 16 days- 12 of those will be spent o...

Verne is on vacation this week, but we are staying home. Ahhh... just the way I like it! Not that I don't enjoy going away, but there is...

This flower doesn't belong to me. Unfortunately. Nope, it's actually in my parent's backyard. In Pennsylvania. I took this phot...

I've been busy catching up on the house since we've been back from our trip. We painted before we left, and I left the house in qui...

Verne works such long hours, and I was glad to have him home with the family for an entire week. We enjoyed a leisurely Christmas, and then...

Click on the pictures to enlarge them Have you ever taken a large family on an overnight trip and all stayed in one hotel room? It's not...

I'm back to blogging in the car. Well, actually it's a van. Anyway, we left the beach house at 8:30 this morning. We dropped the key...

We spent the last day of our vacation relaxing. We were in the pool by 9:00. Well, most of us were, anyway. Autumn slept in until about 10:0...

Today we lounged around all morning. We enjoyed lunch here at the house, and then packed in a full day. First, we went to Jockey's Ridge...

I'm tickled. Tickled that my children actually say things like "God's creation is awesome." They are thinking about their ...

Sleep late. Leftovers for lunch. A trip to the beach. Collecting shells. Riding waves on boogie boards. Cheddar wurst. Angel food cake with ...

We woke early this morning and headed out of the house at 7:30. At Vanessa 's suggestion, we drove south to Hatteras Island, and then to...

I slept until 9 AM! Ahhhh . What a luxury. I would have slept longer, but Verne's cell phone rang and woke me. I did a load of laundry,...

I do hope that no one thought that I was trying to put Grandma down in my last post. I simply think that real life needs to be talked about....

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. Relaxation. Th...

We're hitting the pavement again. The sky is blue and the air is warm. It's a great day for travelling. We woke EARLY this morning. ...

Becky, Please stop running around the table! Sit down, and behave. We arrived at Aunt Janet and Uncle Dink's house. Sheila was there, t...

We've travelled 222 miles so far. We've left two states behind, and we're in North Carolina. Yippee! We just finished up having ...