We only slid a little bit....

OK..... Thursday & Friday we made it thru Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas ahead of the storms .... but we did have high sidewinds. Today we drove north from Goodland, KS in 50mph+ winds and watched the fuel mileage go dowwwnnn !

At the end of the day it really got "FUN" going over the pass from Cheyenne to Laramie, Wyoming where we planned to spend the night. I think the pictures give you a good idea...... can you see the snowplow ??

While it wasn't snowing.... we had a wind advisory and the right lane was closed. At the top of the pass there was a wreck, our mileage was at 8.8mpg, it was 23 degrees and..... even with all the truck traffic, there were thin layers of ice .... we slid just a "little" bit.... but it did cause the heart-rate and pucker factor to go up !!!

We made it fine.... and now safely encamped at a KOA... it's 25 degrees, wind has calmed down and the electric blanket is calling my name. Weather will improve tomorrow to get over the other mountain passes.... we'll stop in Rock Springs, WY tomorrow and then explore the Flaming Gorge area on Monday. There is some more winter weather coming in along our route to Idaho so we'll call the Wildlife Refuge and find out if we can get thru or need to hang back a while.

Spring Break with Kyleigh

On Sunday the 21st, we celebrated Deanna & Tiffany's birthdays "early" before we left for our summer adventure. As Mom and I drove in from Galveston, BV did the bbq'ing and food prep. We had a grand time visiting, keeping up with Abby since our house is not 1yr old proof, running around with Kyleigh & Cohen and watching everyone open presents.



Kyleigh then stayed with us for some of her spring break... hope she wasn't too bored.... we adventured around the property for treasures & found "bones", walked the neighborhood & played with Ben, went to the Travis County Livestock Show & Fair and saw racing pigs, a monkey riding a dog herding sheep, kids w/ their show animals & rode the slide; she also
baked cookies with grandpa, drove the golf cart around the subdivision and then we all took it to my Mom in Ggtown, did a shopping trip (or two); worked on math, reading & writing on the computer, had fun with scrapbooking and even did some reading.


We won't talk about doing some TV watching or staying up a bit late...... or what's up with getting covered by beany baby stuffed animals.....

Cruising the Caribbean

Between March 14-21, my Mom and I took a 7 day cruise on Voyager of the Seas .... Galveston, Cozumel, Grand Caymans and Jamaica. She's been wanting to go on a cruise for a longggg time and one day BV found a good deal on the internet..... timing was right..... and off we went. Our room was the square 2nd up from the crane - Mom hung a red flag out the railing.

We had a fab time together: checking out the sights (on-off the ship), eating, drinking, touring and just being together !! Even after all the walking, Mom wants to go on another one somewhere..... like Alaska !!!

In Cozumel we just planned to get off the ship to walk the pier, but we found a taxi driver who gave us an hour tour of the city.... from his perspective ! It was great and we saw much more than those who took a standard tour. In Jamaica and Grand Caymans we took 3-4 hour tours and saw many of the local places.

Much love to you Mom...... am sooo glad we took this adventure together !!!

On the road again !!

We're getting ready again for our summer volunteer adventures..... but first we had a "few" fun things to do here at home !! My Mom and I went on a 7 day cruise in the Caribbean.... it was a fabulous trip with Mom and I having a wonderful time together. Pictures to follow in another blog.

BV spent the time golfing, watching tons of basketball, eating pizza..... and getting the RV ready.

Then... Kyleigh came over to spend a few days of her spring break.... it was go, go. go ! Went shopping, did the Travis County Fair, took a trip to Georgetown, worked on scrapbooking, read, baked cookies with Grandpa, drove the golfcart (yep, drove it... hey Shaun - she'll need some practice....), hiked the property "lookin' for treasures".... and found some - tell ya next time... and even did computer work ! We had a GREAT time.... thanks Kyleigh for wanting to spend time with us..... and hey Cohen, your time is coming. We love you both !!!

Next blog will have pictures...... and an update on our adventures !!