Category Archives: Life on the Road

A Few Days With the Bears

We arrived at Jellystone where Bob backed the rig into a tight spot seemingly effortlessly. While we started setting up, Bob packed up to leave for a few days, since he was going to stay at Matt’s apartment during his … Continue reading

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Texas to Pennsylvania

Saturday, getting ready to travel proved to be more work than expected when we found out that parts of I40 were closed due to flooding, so we had to decide on an alternate route and figure out the best places … Continue reading

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The Last Splash

We tend to do our school and house work Monday through Thursday, leaving Friday for trips. Knowing that this would be our last Friday in Austin, I finally made good on a promise I made to the boys to try … Continue reading

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Ohio weather in Texas?

The weather for the past couple of days has been way too reminiscent of Ohio weather. On Sunday, when we got home from church, the temperature was 92. By the time I got home from the grocery four hours later, … Continue reading

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Enjoying Texas

Friday – Sunburns in April! The week before, we had tried to go to a beach that one of the staff here told us about. However, as we drove and drove along the road, it seemed as if maybe we … Continue reading

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Doors and Ants and Tires, Oh My!

There seems to be something exciting going on around here every day. Below are just a few of our highlights from the past week. Apparently, our bathroom door is so fragile that it can’t even take being slammed and then … Continue reading

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Just the Five of Us

While Bob took three of the children back to Columbus for two of them to get retainers fitted, I was left here with only four children. The dynamics of only five people, rather than the usual nine was pretty different. … Continue reading

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Little Luxuries

As we were ruthlessly downsizing, we knew that we would make some mistakes, leaving items we really should have taken and taking things we really didn’t need. Last week, when I went back to the house, I was glad the … Continue reading

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A Week in Columbus

Why is it that most errands seem to take so much longer than anticipated? Erica had an orthodontist appointment on Tuesday, 3/15. We were hoping to get Adam in also, so we were planning on a trip to Columbus for … Continue reading

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Girl Scouts Birthday Party

Happy 99th birthday, Girl Scouts! We joined with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma at the Three Rivers Museum to celebrate on March 12th. The girls drew pictures of what Girl Scouts means to them, with the older ones doing … Continue reading

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