This family got its act together this morning. We got dressed, took down the tent, and pulled out of our campsite at 7:07am. There is hope for us yet! Our early departure was motivated by our desire to make…
2012.07.09 Abe Lincoln and Grumpy’s Goat Shack
Another night of rain. If there is a silver lining to this weather, it is that we are extremely happy with the tent we purchased for this trip. It does not leak at all, and as a bonus, it…
2012.07.08 A Drought’s Best Friend
We went to bed last night with the thunderstorm’s light show to the north. By 2:00am, the storm hit the Goodland Kansas KOA hot & heavy. It rained and thundered and lightning all night long. We had planned to…
2012.07.07 World’s Largest Tour Of Kansas
The phone rang at 3:18am. This vacation starts not with an early morning departure, but with an early morning run. Weeks ago, I agreed to pace some friends who are running a 50 mile race this morning, the Midnight…
2012.01.04 Walking the Grand Canyon & the Trip Home
Last night, in a weak moment, we arranged for a 6am wake-up call. The clerk was friendly enough about it. He said he would be knocking on our door with cold water at 6:00. The comedy is included at…
2011.01.03 Get Pizza, Find Pool, Go To Bed
Before going to bed last night, we made a logistical change to today’s itinerary. Instead of leaving Phoenix early, spending the entire afternoon at the Grand Canyon, and heading on down the road, we decided to sleep in and…
2012.01.02 Fiesta Bowl Championship
Finally, Gameday is here! With a 6:30 pm kickoff to the Fiesta Bowl, all we wanted was for the morning and afternoon to get over with as quickly as possible. As it turned out, we really had five days…
2012.01.01 Desert Botanical Garden
Today was not only the first day of the new year, it was also moving day for our family. Our lease expired at the first vacation home, and we had to pack up our belongings and move to…
2011.12.31 Fiesta Bowl Parade & Family
Howling Coyotes! Stephanie was awakened by coyotes at 4am this morning, and this was just another surprise for us by the city of Buckeye, Arizona. We have spent the last three full days in Buckeye and this town…
2011.12.30 Scottsdale and Tempe
When I woke up this morning, I did not expect the day to include a meeting with a man who ran the 4 x 100 relay with Thurman Thomas at the Missouri City Junior High School. But it was…