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A Yurt in a Field with a Cow?

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:23:02 +0000

Sounds like a kid’s bedtime story, doesn’t it? Well, that is where you can find us right now. How did we get here, you may ask. Well, here are some catch-up snippets and photos. We got to New Zealand and drove a “transfercar” from Christchurch to Wellington. We got a 4 berth motorhome and paid [...]

Bald Eagle

Debbie — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:44:57 +0000

Our lovely Elizabeth has declared that she doesn’t want to be defined by her long blonde hair. She said she feels like a “walking cliche” at times. She is making a new beginning. Yesterday, Priscilla, her sisters and friends cut her long blonde hair and then shaved her head. She can’t stop smiling. She [...]

Roadschooling with Multiple Currencies

Debbie — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:24:27 +0000

A regular part of our travels is sorting through left over coins. Try as we might to spend all the currency before we leave a country either by putting it into the tank, exchanging it at the border or (the kid’s favourite) spending it on special foods. We always seem to find extra coins [...]

Freakstock…Again

Debbie — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:44:27 +0000

Well, once again we were to be found at The Freakstock Festival in Germany. We think this makes 9 years we have gone. We didn’t plan to come back for the very next year but here we are. First we had to reunite the family. Sam is back after about a year and a half [...]

Campgrounds, or not, in Europe… and beyond

Debbie — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:00:05 +0000

When the blog carnival theme came up this month for “RV Parks and Kids” my mind came up with a bit of a blank because we just don’t go to them very much any more. A couple of reasons come to mind. They are too dang expensive. With our amount of people we have paid [...]

My 50th Birthday Bash

Debbie — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:42:38 +0000

Oh yeah! I think I am supposed to be hiding my age about now but I am so excited. I am 50 and am living the life I want to be living. I spent my birthday surrounded with my greatest treasures, my family and my friends. What could be better! We had friends fly into [...]

My Dad’s Old Ties

Debbie — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:36:40 +0000

I am up early this morning. It is day 2 after the funeral. My brother flew out yesterday and left a nice row of ties on the washing machine. Perfectly sorted, lined up and secured in place with some black duct tape. Another use for duct tape. I set up my mom’s sewing machine and [...]

Remembering my Dad

Debbie — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:06:23 +0000

Today started with a ride around the lake with my sister, Pam. We were both awake early. Even after my 25 hour journey from Prague to Portland. The boat ride was short so that we could work on photos of my dad and make a playlist some old gospel tunes. ‘How great thou art’, ‘ [...]

A Family Friendly RV

Andrew — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:37:31 +0000

Most RV’s cater for a retired couple and their dog. We, on the other hand, are a family of 7 including Mum, her 6 foot 6 inch husband who needs a custom bed (that’s me) and five kids who all need beds and a place to stash their stuff. And who wants to travel around [...]

Cousins are Important

Debbie — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:49:44 +0000

Last night we got together with the cousins on Andrew’s side of the family. We enjoyed a collection of food of magnificent proportions that grew as each carload arrived through the front door to make their contribution. The stars of the night were Uncle Neil’s lamb chops, Sister Sarah’s scalloped potatoes, Cousin Megan’s roasted pumpkin [...]