Life as a Yowler

We enjoyed our time at home, even though it was short. We call it crunch time. The time before and after a trip is crunch time, because it’s so exhausting what all gets crammed in. We have SO much to do always. It always works out and we have yet to ever forget a child.…

Bats, mice, and floods is a nice little summary of our time home so far. I’ll start with the first night home. We were aware that our basement flooded. It happened about 1.5 months ago. My dad took care of the worst of it. We also had someone come in and dry and clean everything.…

I can’t believe I’m writing this blog already. All Winter long, we’ve been anticipating this long trip of ours and now it’s nearing an end. We are making our way towards Ohio. Brandon’s dad’s side of the family was gracious enough to wait for us to do Grandma’s graveside burial service. So we will be…

My mom flew in for a few days to help with the little angels. It has been very nice having the extra set of hands. I’ve been able to workout every morning since she’s been here. It greatly improves my mood, if I get some exercise every day. The last two mornings, our campsite has…

Caed summed up last night’s dinner fiasco perfectly when he said “dad, mom usually cooks.” Let me start at the beginning….. Brandon graciously volunteered to cook dinner last night. I was somewhat shocked, but also grateful. We meal planned earlier this week to take us to the end of this trip without having to buy…

This was an especially tough weekend for me. We’ve been gone from home for awhile, obviously, but this week was one of the hardest for me. My heart was back home. I kept thinking of our friends and family. When you live in a small community, it’s very tough when someone you’re close with leaves.…

Several things have happened the last few days. The first is that this guy turned seven. His main love language(for those that have read The Five Love Languages book) is gifts. He felt very loved. We asked him how he wanted to celebrate his birthday. He chose to go bowling. He said we don’t go…

Joah came inside the RV today(after playing outside on our campsite) devastated and very upset. He said, “mom, something very very bad has happened. I mean very bad. We’re talking super super bad.” I asked what in the world happened. He said “my sand dollar just broke.” I asked well how did it break? His…

For those that are curious, we experienced a first today. Immediately upon entering this Pensacola KOA Campground, we were required to sign a waiver. It stated that we will not send any child age 11 and under outside unattended. If they are caught, we will be fined heavily and kicked out of the campground. Welcome…

Let me just start out by saying, we have seen some of the craziest things at Florida Walmart’s. I don’t know if it’s because we’ve been in the state so long, or if crazier things go down here than anywhere else. I won’t go into great detail, but let me just tell you…..think Jerry Springer…