Last year, when Tom and I were at Chickamauga, we had to work on Thanksgiving.  It was an interesting day, but I really missed being with family.  This year we are in Ohio and have been able to spend plenty of days with family.  We are with my parents a couple of days a week …

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Happy Thanksgiving!  There are so many things to be thankful for this year:  health, family, sunshine, new friends, old friends, people who stay in touch over the miles, a good truck and a warm RV.  But, instead of talking about all these blessings, I thought I would help you out with some interesting facts about …

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When we ran back to Ohio in June to celebrate my mom’s birthday, we took at walk at the nearby Gorman Nature Center.  Even though it is only a few miles from their home, my parents had never been there before.  We enjoyed the walk and the visit so much, however, that my dad decided …

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When Tom and I are traveling, as we did this week coming back to Ohio, we like to listen to our favorite podcast:  “That One Sports Show.”  It keeps us up to date on the latest in sports, especially sports in Ohio.  And it is hosted by one of our favorite people – John Hartley! …

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Tom and I had talked about stopping at the Bush N Vine several times.  We would pass it on our way to York.  But we always drove past it, until our adventure day last week.  We went to York to fill up on diesel fuel.  The Marathon station in York consistently has the lowest fuel …

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On our last adventure day in South Carolina, Tom and I went to the Outlet Mall in Gaffney, South Carolina.  Going to the Outlet Mall doesn’t sound very exciting, but I hate to clothes shop and I really needed some new things.  We found everything on my list which was pretty amazing.  We also stopped …

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There has been a lot of work going on at Kings Mountain.  Half of the administrative staff are moving into a new building.  It was formerly the Superintendent’s House, but because the superintendent now is over three parks, he lives in a house more in between all the parks.  There is a new pole building …

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Darin and Brooke Aldridge were scheduled to play a concert during the anniversary weekend here at Kings Mountain.  But when Hurricane Matthew came through and brought all the rain, the concert was rescheduled.  So, a couple of weeks ago, on a cool Saturday evening, Tom and I got to go to our third bluegrass concert …

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My family was very excited about the Cleveland Indians getting into the World Series.  Mom had Indians fever genetically installed in each of us so, whether they are winning or losing, we are fans.  But it is a lot more fun to be a fan of a team that is winning.  I was excited when …

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One of my favorite parts about any job I’ve had is working with children.  I generally prefer children to adults because they are eager to learn and explore new ideas.  They don’t hang on so hard to preconceived notions.  They are open to people and experiences.  Even two year olds can be reasonable compared to …

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