We had a wonderful weekend visiting with our families in Dekalb. Pippi and I even had time to stop by and see the darling little Scottie named Jazzi. This is our second visit with her and she just gets more adorable. I'm convinced they are sisters, even though they are from different breeders and don't... Continue Reading →
Coming This Week: October 9 – 15
After wrapping up a visit with our relatives in Dekalb, IL we head back to Dubuque. This should include a quick trip over to Galena with my Mother in Law, Karlyn. Then...... wait for it...... we are coming up to the Twin Cities to complete the sale of our townhouse. I haven't talked much about... Continue Reading →
Up the Crow’s Nest
Before leaving for home we had a little time set aside time to take out the sailboat; unfortunately we also had to make a little time to fix a snag in one of the lines. A few weeks back the line for the main sail got away from our partner Nathan and went straight to... Continue Reading →
All This Junk
One of the not-so-fun parts about going back to the company's headquarters in Detroit to wrap up a tour is moving out of the semi. When we turn the truck in for repairs and maintenance we have to also take all of our stuff out of it. Since we have been in that tractor for... Continue Reading →
Coming This Week: October 2 – 8
Ahhh! Time with family! We're visiting both of our families in Illinois this week and possibly going to DeKalb, IL for the NIU homecoming game.
Loyal Patron
We wrapped up our year-long tour with the Library of Congress on Sunday and were greeted again by those delightful little stink bugs once we hit Virginia. It was an instant reminder we really have been gone for a year. Saturday was a much tougher than I had expected; so many friendly faces and hugs... Continue Reading →
Coming This Week: September 25 – October 1
We will be starting this week off in Washington DC, closing out our tour. After a trip back to Michigan to drop off the truck we are heading to my parents home in Illinois. We will be spending some quality time with family for the next month.
Special Guests
Earlier this week I hinted about having a Scottie meet-up and the awesome time we had. Well not only did we get to finally meet the handsome Stuart and him mom but there was a very special guest all the way from Australia. So Kendra, Bella and Daisy can be rest assured that their mom... Continue Reading →