Molly and the Beast-July 2018
This week, Phyllis’ brother Glenn and sister in law Anna, came for a visit! They brought their dog Molly with them! We had a great week visiting, but I think Molly and the Beast had an even better time! Molly is an older dog and a much more reserved dogContinue Reading
Otto, NC-The House-May 2018
With two of us, three kids and a dog, we stopped looking for hotels a while back and began using sites like Airbnb to find the best places to say. We have had some amazing experiences and only one or two kind of odd ones. We have not had anyContinue Reading
Babyland Genreral-May 2018
On our way to North Carolina, we needed to do a couple of things so we wouldn’t arrive too early! As I looked at our route, I noticed we were going through Cleveland! I wasn’t sure if Abby was too old for a Cabbage Patch Kid, but even if sheContinue Reading
Lucy and the Beast-May 2018
When we arrived at our amazing vacation home we found a huge yard with a pond the kids and Beast could swim in, but we also found whole lot more! On our first day, the kids and Beast headed out to the pond to swim. As they all jumped inContinue Reading
The Last Falls-North Carolina-June 2018
On our last day, we had planned a big event, a whitewater rafting trip down the Nantahala. I had called the day before and it was still on. They were supposed to close the dam Thursday night and the river should have leveled out Friday, but it didn’t. The riverContinue Reading
The Perilous Passing of a Precious Pork Product
Today, Elisha and I suffered a great loss of pig sized proportions! Last night, our final night at the campground, I had 3 pounds of leftover bacon that needed to be cooked because we had actually stopped for breakfast a couple of days while we were exploring! I decided toContinue Reading
A Babe in the Woods-A Baby Deer Tale-June 2018 Part 2
I realize I left many of you hanging with the first part of this story and I have to say that was on purpose because we were left hanging in this situation. Sometimes you can ask God over and over and you just never get an answer. There IS aContinue Reading
A Babe in the Woods-A Baby Deer Tale-June 2018 Part 1
One of the main things I love about walking into the woods is you never know what kind of adventure you are going to find. After dinner on our 3rd night at the Old Stone Fort Campground in Tennessee, Elisha, Beast and I decided to take a walk. We hitContinue Reading
The Duck River, Tennessee-June 2018
After hiking almost 25 miles in 4 days, Elisha, Beast and I were ready to get off our feet and to get into some river water. We did not have space to bring the canoes, so I had to look for an outfitter in the area and I found oneContinue Reading
Old Stone Fort, Tennessee-June 2018
On our recent trip, we had a plan. Sometimes that doesn’t always work out! Our plan was to go by our campground at The Old Stone Fort, set up camp, and then take Seth on to his camp at Vanderbilt in Nashville. Everything was going great until we were aboutContinue Reading