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Thanks to Michael Hodson of Go See Write , I have this wonderful visual of Why It Is Taking Me So Long To Get Through Texas.  For those of y...

I figured I would conclude the Lessons Learned/Mother's Day Series, with things I have learned from my son. One of the top three best...

I miss my mother-in-law.  She died in the spring of 2001.  I'm sure that the past 12 years have softened my memories a bit; she had her ...

traveltips.usatoday.com For those of you who are just joining us, a quick explanation.  My trip is a virtual trip.  In reality, I ...

  My Mom is a pro.  She is a professional Wife, a professional mother, a professional Nana, and a truly wonderful and professional Great...

I have become a country girl.  And I am a little (!) old-fashioned.  Most days I am at the house taking care of things here.  A trip to t...

Twenty-seven years ago I drove from Gainesville, Georgia to Houston, Texas.  My brother is still a little unhappy with me for doing that by ...

My girls were fussing this morning more than usual so I went out to check on them. I don't blame them for fussing I alm...

Spring!  Spring on the Homestead.  New life all around. New chickens. Soon-to-be new chicks. ...

We did finally make it through New Orleans.  One of the first things we did was walk around Lake Ponchartrain at Sunset.  Beautiful, isn...

First things first.  Our route has changed.  Originally we had a member of the group who very much wanted to see the Caribbean, particularly...

Yes, I really did mean to type, "inefficient"! Growing up, one of my heroes was Frank Gilbreath.  You remember him; the father of...

The first three posts in this series were written in January of 2012.  It is now June of 2012 and the next few posts will be playing "c...

The trip to New Zealand is now being covered at the following link: Walking to New Zealand .  Also found at www.sisterwalk.blogspot.com .  H...

Let's Go!! I have heard from several friends that they want to join our trip.  Hurray!!  The more the merrier! Here is what you nee...

Why Not?! First things first.  A new blog will be starting (I think) in the next few days.  Stay tuned.... Earlier this week I wro...