All hell broke loose - just as I expected.  The kids were screaming and there were real tears.  Leaving Auntie Ang and Uncle Brock's house was a complete s---show.  Mercifully, no one was there to see it (although I'm sure...

Evie, "Does George really have to go?"  Me to Evie, "Honey, we've talked about this.  Yes.  George was a wonderful Christmas tree. We're grateful for his service and hope he {and his surprise nest of little spiders} enjoyed the novelty...

We decided to finally think about getting a toad - that's RV-speak for the car pulled behind the RV.   This is what we got.  It's ugly and boring and totally blah. I'm not wasting any time on it.  It's...