For those of you that regularly follow our blog I want to thank you so much for the support and love. Some of you are FiRL but so many of you are our Bloggy Family, Thank you. For the family and friends who are reading this for updates please feel free to send the links... Continue Reading →
My Father’s Accident
I am sitting in a hospital room right with my mother and father. Yesterday I received a phone call just after we finished dinner that my father had been involved in a roll over accident with his work truck. At the time they were trying to stabilize him for movement to another hospital. I went... Continue Reading →
Being a Tourist at Niagara
On day two we decided to come back and do more of the Niagara Falls tourist activities. The plan at first was to buy the "Adventure Pass" and hit up all the attractions, however we talked about it and diced that all we really wanted to do was the Maid of the Mist boat tour. ... Continue Reading →
Niagara Falls, Pt. 1
Here is an exciting post for us, I am going to take a few days to talk about our trip to Niagara Falls. This has been on my list for a long time, I had tried to plan trips there in the past but just couldn't make it work. When I found out last week... Continue Reading →
History in Greensboro
What to do in Greensboro when it's 95 outside, stay inside. We decided the Greensboro History Museum would be a fun way to kill a few hours. Honestly I didn't think that there would be much there and didn't grab the camera. After arriving the curator informed us that the entire facility would not be... Continue Reading →
Our 4th the Special Stuff
We finished our 4th of July celebration with a very special visit, we had a chance to go see Lynn and the kids at Rocky Creek Scotties. I have been reading Lynn's blog for what seems like years. I have always admired her honesty and love for the stout little dogs. When she had puppies... Continue Reading →
Our 4th the American History Part
After arriving at the Resort in Virgina, we were looking for something local to do on Monday to fill the history requirement for the weekend. Low and behold Monticello was 45 minutes away! The rear one not like our visit to Montpelier, the non-Madison one. As a general rule we avoid tourist destination on weekends... Continue Reading →
Our 4th the Tourist Part
Along with spending the weekend with friends and enjoying wholesome activities we also tour a few local hot spots. Before the grandkids arrived our friend's parents took us on a county-wide tasting. These are still a little new for us but so much fun. We started at Veritas Winery where our hosts were members. You... Continue Reading →
Our 4th the Relaxing Part
We went back to Greensboro for the 4th to be with the Campbells and Katherine's family. This is the first time in years we have had a summer holiday off, in our business they are prime time for shows. I guess I should stop complaining about the new tour. After meeting near their home we... Continue Reading →
Why I am Who I am
We have decided to join in the fun and share how Pippi got her name. Her full name is Pippi Van Peanutbutter. Josh named her, he liked Pippi because it rhymed with Puppy. We got her before we were married and she is actually my dog. So as a nod to her daddy we included... Continue Reading →
The Roving Van Gelders 