With the embers in the engine finally out and the excitement of a 5-alarm fire dying down, we got back on the road.  We laughed and laughed.  No more challenging the universe, Traci.  The goal changed to pulling into Grandpa...

It turns out mischief is hard to come by in the midwest.   It's a low-key, wholesome kinda place (at least to an outsider passing through - I'm sure there's plenty of Footloose stuff going on somewhere).  That's lovely and...

I just got my first check from Amazon.  This blog is officially earning money.  We are monetized.  Pinch me. I made.... $27.23. It's not how much, it's that we went from none to some.  It's the pride of actually earning...