When John realized that we were only going to be in Ohio for two weeks during the entire Cleveland Indians season, he suggested we fit in our annual game.  We try to get to at least one Cleveland Indians’ game every year with the family.  John picked the date, my parents confirmed it, and I …

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The first Star Wars movie came out 40 years ago on May 24, 1977.  I know the years seem to be speeding by faster and faster, but how is it possible?  I went to see the movie during the summer of 1977 at a drive-in on a date with a guy who had already seen …

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I recently decided to do a first ever contest on my blog, in honor of (almost) three years of writing the blog.  Your challenge:  identifying the hidden objects in my bucket.  The contest closed on April 30 and today I announce the winner. Congratulations to Kristin Burkey, winner of a $25 Google Play gift card! …

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One thing I have neglected to mention in all my recent posts about the beach on St. Simons Island.  Whenever I think of going someplace with a beach, I always imagine myself sitting on the sand reading a book, watching the waves, wading into the water from time to time.  My reality is usually quite …

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Our time on St. Simons Island has been surprisingly social.  When we signed on at Fort Frederica a year ago, we never dreamed we would spend so much time socializing while on the island.  More people visited us on St. Simons that at all of our previous parks combined! First, Mom and Dad rented a …

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During our time at Fort Frederica National Monument, I noticed that no one seemed to be in charge of the Living History Library.  The Living History Library is a big room with lots of bins labeled with the name of what is supposed to be in the bin.  Unfortunately, the contents of the bins usually …

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Today marks three years since we moved out of our big house and into our 350 square foot RV.  Yes, we are still married and still love each other.  There is plenty of space for the two of us and Tom gives me some “alone time” most days.  We enjoy sharing our small space. You …

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Tom and I love to talk to school groups.  At Chickamauga and Kings Mountain, we had lots of 4th graders who visited to learn more about state history.  Here at Fort Frederica we give presentations to middle school students frequently.  But the last couple of weeks we worked with a new age group:  Kindergartners.  About …

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