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The party started on Saturday when the Cathy & Mike arrived to help us prepare. Then on Sunday when Greg and Joel arrived we kicked it up a notch. Sunday night we we did all the chopping, shucking, cleaning, marinade making, etc. that we could do ahead of time....
We spent yesterday and today watching nephew Brian Lenz compete in the Nationals for high school gymnastics at Eckerd College. Brian came in 7th in the nation on rings! We enjoyed the opportunity to get the family together. Brian had his Grandpa and seven of his nine...
In preparation for Deck Day Ed came over and "helped" us with pool cleaning. To commemorate the occasion CJ took no less than 469 photographs of the event. Now the question... were the photos to record a truly extraordinary event? Or was CJ trying to learn more about...
Greg turned 25 years old today. Thankfully he agreed to drive over from Tampa to join us for a low-keyed celebratory dinner at Applebee's on Fourth. With three fractured ribs, Karen didn't want to go too far afield for the celebration but it was good to be with our...
We traveled to New Mexico and joined family in friends in Roswell to witness Megan's graduation from New Mexico Military Institute. She had done a fine job of distinguishing herself during her four years at NMMI and we all enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate with...
Had had a small warp on the loom just for the purpose of experimentation. After some fooling around the last part of it turned into a multicolored strap. CJ decided that she really liked it and attached the hardware so that she could wear it as a belt.
CJ turned 21 on Monday. On her actual birthday she had an Organic Chemistry final and had to study for Physics and Athenian Culture finals. When she finished with her last final Tuesday night, we met her on the USF St Petersburg campus and took her to Courigan's, a...
Since the Fall of 1999, the HO train layout has been a part of our lives. When Dave and Greg left for college at the same time we converted half of the the upstairs bedroom space into a 14' x 18' model train haven. Dick VanAlstine and Steve designed and built a very...
During the Heritage Village WWII event yesterday we reconnected with Alicia Addeo, now the historian on staff with Heritage Village. She had served as an advisor to Dave when he was doing the reconstruction of the battery storage building at Ft DeSoto for his Boy...
As part of the Heritage Village annual WWII Homefront reenactment, we danced our version of a USO dance in the outdoor pavillion at Heritage Village. If our count is correct, this is the sixth year that we have participated and since Jamie and Arleene could not be...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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There are a couple of advantages of planting ourselves in one place for multiple days. We can get to know people and learn from their expertise and we can take time to do some of errands that are needed to keep us on the road. Today Terri in the campground office made...
Almost as soon as we arrived at the Cripple Creek KOA in Colorado on Sunday, we were in love and beginning to entertain thoughts of staying longer. On Monday we extended our stay by the one extra day that Site 175 was available. Then this morning we headed to the...
Once upon a time we used to listen to our friend Gary expound on the probable/certain existence of Bigfoot with a healthy degree of skepticism. We'd never seen any scientific or even tangible evidence of the existence of a large hairy hominid nor known anyone who had...