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Happy Mothers day

Monday, May 14th, 2012

On this mothers day I want to make a point of acknowledging a very special mother in my life. Happy mothers day to my wife. The first thoughts that come to mind when I hear the word mother are caretaker, nurturer, loving. While I could use use all three of those words to describe Britt, [...]

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Jared’s Life List

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

I have always hated bucket lists; I’m not really sure why. But I have never had an issue talking about winning the lotto. Britt hates it, but I have always loved talking about having all that money. Then last week we were in Malibu, CA and the amount of money in that town was unbelievable. [...]

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School at home or away

Thursday, February 16th, 2012
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I am grateful for many things deciding to do this trip has given me, but one of the biggest joys to come from this has been home schooling the kids. I had several issues with the public school our kids went to prior to hitting the road. For example, neither Emma or Devin had a [...]

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Married by the King!

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Nothing special was done for Valentines day in are household, unless you count Britt and I renewing our wedding vows last week in Vegas! Even Elvis came for the event.

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Top 10 places to eat in the U.S.

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Traveling the country in an RV, you can bet we’ve eaten some good food. We have eaten out a lot, so when I asked everyone in the family which places were the best, it wasn’t hard for them to start rattling off places. Keeping with my theme of making lists, here are my 10 favorite [...]

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My Top 5 U.S. Cities

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Having been on the road for seven months, I have formed opinions about several US cities. With the benefit of staying at each location for weeks at a time, I have been able to experience a city much differently than if I was just vacationing in a typical fashion. While this may be a little [...]

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Going Barefoot

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

I have officially joined the Barefoot/minimalist phenomenon. Before you say anything, I did not purchase the 5 toed shoes. I was intrested, but looking at them on my feet makes me almost ill. Personally I think they look like black socks glued to a pair of flip-flops. I purchased a pair of Merrell, True Gloves. [...]

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Remember the Alamo

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

“Remember the Alamo!” was the battle cry used by Sam Houston and his men while they were fighting for Texas independence. Nearly two centuries later, thousands remember and visit the Alamo in San Antonio, TX each year and it was the main reason for our family’s stop in San Antonio. Our family learned so much [...]

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There’s No Need to Defend Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Yesterday on the History channel I watched a show that said the first Thanksgiving story we were all told when we were kids was all made up. It went into details about the history of Thanksgiving, which was pretty interesting all on its on. So, why did we have to make up the story of [...]

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Packing Up for New Orleans

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Saturday we pack up and head to New Orleans, a city I have been looking forward to for a while now.  Before we hit the road, we have to go through a pack up procedure. The whole family contributes to this tear down and we all have become proficient at our jobs.  Devin and I [...]

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