Dave Stotts from Drive Thru History has a new DVD series called “Holy Land.” So far, we have seen the first three episodes, and we LOVE THEM!!! We love history, and Dave makes it such fun to learn it. But he also covers lots of other stuff in the DVDs, like the current state of [...]
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Meet Me on Monday, It’s Tuesday!
October 11, 2011
Monday came and went with a blink of an eye! Since it was a holiday, of sorts (Columbus Day), we took a day trip up to the High Peaks area of the Adirondack Mountain Range in New York State. Autumn is glowing in all its splendor there. I’ll have more photos and some interesting stories [...]
Excellence on Ice
September 29, 2011
When visiting Blue Mountain Lake, NY, last week, we visited the Adirondack Museum, one of the largest museums in Upstate New York. It took us two days to get through! There, we learned just about everything there is to know about the Adirondack Park region. The museum had a section dedicated to Lake Placid, a [...]
I’m Back!
September 23, 2011
It’s good to be back home, although I say that with mixed feelings. We spent a week in the Adirondack Mountains and IT WAS INCREDIBLE. If I could buy property up there, I SO would. I have never met anyone who visited the Adirondacks and didn’t gush and gush about how wonderful it is there. [...]
Summer Vacation Ideas
July 18, 2011
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hiltons of Branson for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Got the summertime blues? Hey, how about a trip to Branson, Missouri! I have heard nothing but praise from the area. When we finally take our road trip, we are staying there for a [...]
Back From Virginia
May 16, 2011
I’m back! I told you I needed a vacation. On very short notice (but in the works for the past ten years), I finally got to visit my brother in Virginia. It was WONDERFUL!!! Oh, it is so good to be back home again (especially after a 10 hour drive, ugh), but we were so [...]
Vacation Preferences
May 7, 2011
Oh, Lord willing, the plans we have this summer. It’s been a CAH-RAZY couple of years! We’ve renovated the living room, kitchen, dining room, experienced a dozen destructive floods, have been working our tails off the pay the debts…. I have promised the kids that any renovation projects will be small this year and that [...]
A Great Holiday Homes Search Site
March 15, 2011
Our recent stay at a bed and breakfast gave me a hankering to hit the travel trails again. It was SO good to get away, but the time was much too short (just two days). Staying at a home is much, much more enjoyable than a hotel. I dislike hotels just because they seem a [...]
I Promised Them
January 6, 2011
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hiltons of Branson. All opinions are 100% mine. I know! I know! I’ve been putting it off for several years! Yesterday, I promised my kids that we WILL go on a vacation this year. We WILL. I must make sure I keep this promise. [...]
St. Augustine is for History Lovers
April 6, 2010
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of St Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches, Florida. All opinions are 100% mine. *siggghhhh* I’m in need of a vacation. I am trying to wait, trying to hang in there until the end of summer, until my kitchen is done and my job is [...]

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