Friday evening outside of Kingman, AZ…. Evie, “Can I watch Paw Patrol on the ipad?” Me, “No, you’re going to watch Cars instead.” Evie (surprised at a partial success), “Really? Ok.” I specifically rented Cars and she was going to watch it whether she had asked or not. Why? Because I wanted give her the…
This is how you pull off Thanksgiving on the road: Pull out of your cherry spot in the dry lake bed in Joshua Tree around 10 am. Head due east. Drive through some of the most desolate territory in the U.S. See some suspicious compounds. Cults? It’s decidedly possible. Deep social anxiety? Almost certainly. Fun…
Leaving LA we headed for Joshua Tree National Park for no other reason than we had no where else we wanted to go, it’s in the direction of AZ, and Yosemite is just too cold right now. It really is a @$%$# phenomenal lifestyle. I highly recommend it. We used compendium.com and freecampsites.net (we are…
Scott and I had been talking about me learning to do everything on the RV (even the solidly blue jobs) so that while he’s away at a professional event in Feb/March we’ll be squared away. Scott, “Ok, you’re driving today.” Me, “Ok. No problem. {Inside head – weirdo}” Three hours later, getting on the 405…
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 the neighbors got an eye full). I absolutely believe that the kids are loving this…
