I am a world traveler! Well, I am traveling the continental US, at least.
Amelia Earhart’s Entries
Robin’s Bird Nest
July 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As some of you may recall, prior to our leaving on our year-long adventure, we found a family of squirrels living inside a porch column. We were told that having squirrels nearby is considered a lucky sign or symbol. However, it didn’t feel that way since the squirrel family dined on our wood, made a [...]
The Best Laid Plans
June 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Most people have one or two New Year’s Resolutions that they make each year, and in a similar vein, we had several goals that we wanted to achieve during our year-long adventure. Before we left, we had an idea of how the trip would go and what we wanted to see and do during our [...]
More “Stuff” – We Packed Too Much
June 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
My friend Suzanne gave us an ominous warning which we clearly did not heed. One of her specific suggestions, based on her six-month long RV trip, was not to pack too much stuff. Oh boy, I wish we had listened to this suggestion more…now we have to live with the consequences. Perhaps it would not [...]
What the Frack is Your Problem?
June 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Fracking, the newest environmental threat that people are talking about. Environmentalists, of course, say it is bad for the environment polluting the water and surrounding area(s). Discussions have also occurred that perhaps it actually causes earthquakes. Of course there is another side to the story, as there always is, and that side consists of energy [...]
Meeting New Friends
June 7, 2012 by 4 Comments
One of the things that we worried about before we left on the trip was the social aspect of leaving a school and neighborhood for one year. Would the kids meet and play with other kids? Would they miss their friends at home? Quickly, we realized that it was not going to be a problem [...]
Flat Stanley, Finally Killed Off
May 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Flat Stanley – an enjoyable book that my than six year-old loved reading so much that we purchased the sequel. In fact, he made a Flat Stanley paper doll that we planned on taking on our various adventures. Our school even planned on having other students send other Flat Stanleys that they planned to make [...]
Texas Two-step
April 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We had not been in Texas more than one hour when an 18-wheeler tried to run us off the road for no apparent reason. Welcome to Texas! Unfortunately for us, it did not get much better for quite some time. We headed up to Big Thicket National Park which was the least interesting of the [...]
Mardi Gras, Mommy-Style
April 8, 2012 by 2 Comments
Nothing can strike fear into a 40 year-old (plus) mom then heading into Louisiana during Mardi Gras. I have heard some ribald stories about Bourbon Street and it was with a bit of trepidation that we entered the state. After all, no one wants to see my doubloons any longer…gravity and having two children have [...]
Mississippi
March 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
While I had heard that Mississippi has the highest poverty rate around the country, as we drove around the state, we did not see any real problems in the areas that we were driving in. Coming from Alabama, the roads were in good condition and most of the towns we visited seemed to have a [...]
Alabama, Civil Rights After So Many Wrongs
March 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We left Florida after almost two months, meeting a lot of full-timers and other families on similar trips as ours, and we headed to Alabama. The difference was stark and immediate. Alabama seemed seriously depressed, maybe it has always been that way but a lot of the stores were closed and business activities seemed almost [...]
