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Dale was born in Cincinnati. It’s true, he’s not a native Texan, but I love him anyway. His family came to Texas many years ago though, and in the 34 years I’ve known him he’s only been back to see his Ohio family a few times. So, when we received...
I was truly impressed with the love Grand Haven has for the Coast Guard. What started as a picnic in 1924, has grown into a ten-day festival that draws more than 350,000 people, including the nation’s highest-ranking United States Coast Guard dignitaries from Washington, DC. The town is literally known...
What is a Yooper you may ask? A Yooper is what people who live on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) are called. It’s a play off of the word Uppers. Yoopers call anyone who lives on Michigan’s mainland, trolls (because they live under the Michigan bridge) or flat-landers. Dale took a...
We had to get back to Custer State Park one more time before leaving South Dakota. We first visited the park on June 19, four days after our arrival. Two days later we went back for a short hike, picnic and maybe swim at Sylvan Lake. But it still wasn’t...
Mondays have turned in to our hiking days. Shortly after Dale gets off work we go to a trail that is not too far away that will give us the biggest return for our effort. Buzzards Roost was just such a trail. It’s less than 10 miles away and the...
It’s been almost three days since we arrived to Rapid City, South Dakota. We left Argyle, Texas Saturday morning and arrived Sunday afternoon – almost 1,000 miles! We’ve settled in to our two-bedroom apartment fairly well. Dale has not missed a beat with his work schedule and I’ve arranged everything...
On April 9 I had surgery on my left foot to relieve months of pain caused by plantar fasciitis. In 2020 I had the same surgery on my right foot. My first experience with foot pain occurred during my last run of Marine Corps boot camp in the summer of...
Two weeks ago today the kids were packed and ready to head to the hospital. Everything was ready. A beautiful bedroom was prepared, bags were packed, and the soon-to-be mom and dad had their game faces on! The ball got rolling early Thursday morning in a spacious room at St....
Grandbaby number three will arrive this week, God willing! That thought is at the top of my mind, so I thought I’d put it out there before I go any further with this blog. Ha! The kids’ lives are about to change forever. Even when children are grown and gone,...
Twelves states are included in the United States’ “Midwest” and we will be traveling through seven of them this summer. In 2022 we kicked off “Moon River” by traveling from North Carolina to Maine, then in 2023 we traveled to Utah, Oregon and California. This year we are taking a...
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