I’m not a fan of tell-all books written by “stars” trying to hang on to their star status. I was looking for a particular book with “prairie” in the title and “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated” is one of the books that came up …
From November 2014
Baby, It’s COLD Outside!
Monday we left Texas and headed north. While we were in Texas we wore shorts every day. As we headed north it got colder and colder. By the time we hit Kansas, the temperatures hovered between 17 and 24 – during the day! We’ve been enjoying eternal September as we traveled in the south so …
RVers Boot Camp
As I mentioned yesterday, Tom and I spent the weekend at RVers Boot Camp. The name conjures up images of push-ups and standing in line, but everyone there was retired or close to it, and we know retired folks won’t stand for anyone telling them what to do! RVers Boot Camp is three days of …
55 and Time to Thrive!
Today is my 55th birthday – double nickels! All day long people have been calling and texting and facebooking and sending me e-mails to wish me happy birthday. It is so nice to be remembered and have so many birthday wishes. I am very thankful for the people that God has put in my path …
Galveston Island
In order to relax before RV Driving School and Boot Camp, Tom and I decided to spend a relaxing day at the Galveston Island beach. Driving to Galveston requires going through Houston, which is not relaxing at all, but the day at the beach was worth it. Galveston Island is a barrier island off the …
RV Driving School
I signed up for RV Driving School last March. I signed up at the first possible date for the school here in Livingston TX. Tom and I agreed that I would need to know how to drive the truck with the RV attached. Even though we both prefer for Tom to drive, I need to …
The Valley of Amazement
I have not read a novel by Amy Tan since her first book, “The Joy Luck Club” was published in 1989. Although that book was long and convoluted, I enjoyed the historical aspects, the exploration of the Chinese-American culture, and especially the portrayal of the complex relationships between mothers and daughters. So I was anticipating …
Following Football
Football is my favorite sport to watch and I have two teams that I follow no matter where I am: the Mogadore Wildcats and the Cleveland Browns. For years we went to every Mogadore football game with a great group of friends who I miss terribly every Friday night. We met at the home games …
Kisatchie National Forest: Grand Canyon of LA
According to a publication from the USDA Forest Service, the Grand Canyon of Louisiana is the Kisatchie National Forest Kisatchie Hills Wilderness Area in Northwestern Louisiana. This sounded like a pretty official designation, so Tom and I were looking forward to seeing it. We drove the Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway, Forest Highway 59, on a …
Fulfilling My Purpose
As I wrote in a previous post, I have accepted as my purpose in retirement “to glorify God and enjoy him forever.” A favorite way to do this is to get out in nature and see what God has made. While we were at Poverty Point, we noticed that there were lots of waterfowl. Poverty …