Beginner Camping Tips Series We are going to kick off our beginner camping tips series with how to start planning your next family camping trip. There will be numerous posts in this series that I'll be sharing over the next month or so. We will wrap this series up into a low cost guide so that you can always refer back to it. The guide will include checklists … [Read more...]
My Birthday During the 2020 Pandemic & April 2020 Goals
The 2020 Pandemic With the stay at home order in Illinois, you can imagine I'm having quite the memorable (or not) 48th birthday during the 2020 pandemic. I'm feeling pretty good although very sad at what is going on in the world. I am thankful to be safe. We are doing our best to keep Corona out of our home. We had to cancel our big trip to Arizona this month. I would be … [Read more...]
Our Family Camping Adventures
We are having such a blast on our family camping adventures. Our first camping trip was such a great experience that we went on a 2nd and we have already planned and scheduled our third. There will be a 4th one, most likely in September where we'll try out a new campground. You can read about our 1st time camping experience below. We share our top 7+ camping tips for … [Read more...]
Hunter: Our Warrior Grandson
For those that don't know our FIRST grandson was born early, 3 months premature. They call him a micro preemie, born at 1 lb 7 oz on April, 14, 2018. He was on and off a ventilator for a while so when he finally came off the vent for good it was so exciting and such a relief. For the first 3 months of his life he stayed in the NICU at a hospital in downtown … [Read more...]
A Packed and Busy Non Stop Week{end}
How was your weekend? This weekend we were on the go. It all started Friday night when our middle granddaughter and I drove out to meet Kev at his work. After a week or more of researching options for an affordable couch and ottoman for Wilbur's cat room, we finally found something on Thursday (thank you Value City Furniture) and decided to pick it up Friday night. In … [Read more...]