Our Travels

Tulip Time 2012

2012-05-12T20:38:42+00:00

When you tell people you are from Holland, the first response is often an impressed “Oh really?”. Then you say “Holland, Michigan” and the level of impressiveness drops a notch. But often people then remember that there is a large festival in Holland, MI in early May that features parades, dancers, concerts, junk food and (usually anyway) Tulips.

Tulip Time began in 1929 and it celebrates Holland, MI’s Dutch culture. While the Klompen dancing isn’t necessarily accurate it was originally… View the entire Tulip Time 2012 entry >> (Text, photos and videos).

We Have Escaped Suburbia!

2012-04-28T16:51:26+00:00

After weeks spent spinning in circles we have finally achieved escape velocity.

Yesterday morning I loaded up the pile of our belongings not going with us on the road and took them to storage - graciously offered us by our realtor/friend. I’m quite pleased with what we pared down to, and it will be even less stuff once we get a chance to digitize some scrapbook albums.

Another final of load of donate-ables went to Goodwill, and by… View the entire We Have Escaped Suburbia! entry >> (Text and photos).

Dream Party

2012-04-23T17:38:53+00:00

As if we weren’t busy enough.

Finding new insurance. Getting the fifth-wheel serviced. Sorting through possessions. A broken tooth. Client work. New mailing address. Scheduling the shutdown of utilities. Checking health insurance.

Should I go on?

No, you get the idea.

As if all that weren’t enough we also decided to have a party. An open house. A house cooling party (where you take stuff away rather than bring it). And a “Dream Party”.

Whattzat?

We’re in search of… View the entire Dream Party entry >> (Text and photos).

Counting Down

2012-04-16T01:35:18+00:00

A month ago we accepted an offer on our house. A closing date of April 27 was agreed upon. A full six weeks. Plenty of time to get ready for the move.

Then there was that short week in San Antonio that moved us to five weeks. No worries.

A week home followed by another week in Georgia. No problem.

Well, now we are at a little less than two weeks until closing and I’m running into a few problems… View the entire Counting Down entry >> (Text and photos).

Practicing

2012-04-13T23:07:23+00:00

During March, Mike and I flew to San Antonio for a few days so Mike could teach a public ExpressionEngine 2 Train-ee Class (the kids hung out with Grandpa & Grandma). Although our days were busy with the training class, our evenings were open for exploring. The trip reminded us why we’re returning to a mobile lifestyle.

The beginning of April, Mike was scheduled to teach a private Train-ee Class near Atlanta. We decided to add a few days to… View the entire Practicing entry >> (Text and photos).

Hittin’ the Local News

2012-04-12T13:28:09+00:00

Our local newspaper caught wind of our intentions and interviewed us for a story. The print version is pretty impressive - we have 3/4 of the home page and it features photos we provided (interesting to think that an iPhone photo can be front-page worthy). You can read the online version on the HollandSentinel.com website.

View the entire Hittin’ the Local News entry >> (Text and photos).

Party With Us, Share Your Dream, Help Others with Theirs

2012-03-28T15:53:51+00:00

So, here’s the deal.

We have a month left in this house. And still more stuff to get rid of.

There’s a bunch of you that we want to see & talk to before we transition to our nomadic lifestyle.

And? We need help & inspiration figuring out what our “family dream” is.

So what’s a family to do in this situation?

PARTY!!!

Here’s the plan:

We have an open house. We provide munchies. Maybe some dogs on the grill. … View the entire Party With Us, Share Your Dream, Help Others with Theirs entry >> (Text and photos).

Redheads, Family Dreams, and Erasers

2012-03-27T15:08:13+00:00

This morning on my meanderings through our palette of Social Media I saw some Facebook updates from the The Redhead Express - a band that is part of the Walker family band. We met the Walkers while at one of their concerts in South Texas while on our travels last year. The Walkers are themselves a family who sold everything and live in an RV while they travel the country to both learn as musicians and perform. Our… View the entire Redheads, Family Dreams, and Erasers entry >> (Text and photos).

Breaking News - Sale Pending!

2012-03-16T10:01:27+00:00

It’s been a whirlwind of a week - but the awesome news is that we already have a verbal agreement on the sale of our house, and the official paperwork & processing should begin today. Our house hit the MLS on Tuesday of this week, was already getting showings on Wednesday morning, and by yesterday (Thursday) afternoon we had received an offer from the Realtor who had first toured it. We made a modest counter-offer around 5:30 and had heard… View the entire Breaking News - Sale Pending! entry >> (Text and photos).

School in a Box

2012-03-13T17:32:16+00:00

In preparing for the next chapter of our life, I needed to face one of my biggest challenges: emptying the schooling cabinet and, in turn, getting the contents out of the house. Today I faced the first part of that challenge: the schooling cabinet is now empty.

Now, I need your help for the second half of the challenge. Below is listed everything that I feel is in good shape and still useful for another family. Everything is FREE! I… View the entire School in a Box entry >> (Text and photos).