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Whirlwind 50 States USA RV Tour with Kids Continues

And the whirlwind 50 States USA RV Tour continues…. After a few weeks spent in the city and the country, it feels great to be back on the road again exploring the big and beautiful USA! This week brought some exciting adventures including a wild, unexpected narrow, dirt road highway adventure in New England (and …

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A Mom’s Guide to Buying Chuck Taylor Converse Shoes

In my travels with kids in tow, I’ve learned that there is something quite legit to the cliche, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.  If you don’t know what that phrase means, it basically means that when you are visiting another place, you should do what the locals in that place do. ‘Cause standing …

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Can Marriage Survive Extreme Commuting, Solo Travel or Non-Traditional Living Arrangements?

In the past several years, I’ve had front row seats to seeing some significant marriages deteriorate, fall apart slowly, end suddenly or unexpectedly, and explode into nothingness after stagnancy or seemingly normalcy. While I am very thankful that my Reality Bites era relationship continues with a wonderful being, the dissolution, troubled waters, or evolution of so many …

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Roadschooling, Homeschooling the USA: Skateboards and Sports

Though I’d like to think that I’m raising the purest of endurance athletes with a passion for lifelong sports, my people are their own.  They are curiously drawn to skateboarding and skateparks, as much as they are drawn to trail running, Nordic skiing, and swimming.  If the kids’ adventurous uncle didn’t have an arm full of metal …

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