Happy New Year! Does anyone else love to see a new year roll in? I love a fresh start and love planning our adventures and travels for the upcoming year. I want to encourage you to do the same. So often, life gets busy and school schedules and sports or work take priority over making time away for family getaways. This year, don't let that happen. Just take the family trip, you'll be glad you did. I promise. Why plan to get away with your family? There are a lot of reasons why, but the ...
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Our 2022/2023 Homeschool Curriculum
It's officially that time - it's back to school time! It's fun to see lots of new homeschoolers around here over the last couple of years and we have been getting lots of questions about our homeschool curriculum. We are officially into our 12th year of homeschooling, which means we have tried a lot of different curriculum over the years. When we first began homeschooling, I was all for the combined, boxed kits where everything arrives together in on your doorstep and you don’t have to do ...
A Two Week Family Road Trip: Nashville, TN through the Northeast {with our fifth wheel}
We just returned from another great family road trip. This one was one of our favorites we've taken so far. Every fall we go to the beach for 3 weeks, but this year we decided to do something different during the months of September and October. We were going to take advantage of the cheap cruise prices on Disney, so we booked a Disney cruise. About a month before the trip, it was canceled so we wanted to come up with a different idea that all of us would enjoy. We all agreed a trip ...
Mama Gertie’s Hideaway Campground Review
There are great campgrounds, and then there are GREAT campgrounds. Mama Gertie's Hideaway was a GREAT campground. This North Carolina gem is located in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina and it's a real beauty. Our oldest said it was probably his favorite campground we have been to yet - and we have been to many. They are conveniently located near many local recreational options, right at the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This campground features full hookup RV sites for ...
5 Reasons Why We Chose Grand Design
Five RV's in nine years. We started with a pop-up and are now in our second fifth wheel. We've owned everything from a Coleman to a Rockwood, to a Forest River and now Grand Design. We can honestly say Grand Design has already knocked it out of the park compared to the others and we couldn't be happier with our decision to go with a Grand Design Solitude 3740BH-R. Why? Here are 5 reasons why we chose Grand Design. The Floorplan Options: Of all the floor plans out there that we have seen over ...
Our 2021/2022 Homeschool Curriculum
‘Tis the season for all things back to school. I’m seeing LOTS of new homeschoolers around here over the last year or so (thanks to COVID) and getting lots of questions about our homeschool curriculum. We are officially into our 11th year of homeschool which means we have tried a lot of different curriculum over the years. When we first began homeschooling, I was all for the combined, boxed kits where everything arrives together in a box on your doorstep and you don’t have to do anything ...