Hot off the presses!
- What We Read in March – No Chapter Left Behind Book ClubMarch might be known for madness, but around here it brought motivation! Our No Chapter Left Behind crew kept the pages turning and made serious…
- What We Read in February – No Chapter Left Behind Book ClubFebruary might be the shortest month but it’s not too short to make progress on our overflowing book shelves! Here’s a roundup of what we…
- What We Read in January – No Chapter Left Behind Book ClubThe first month of the year is the perfect time to dive into the books we’ve been meaning to read, and the No Chapter Left…
Let’s Hit the Road!
- Everything TABASCO at the Tabasco FactoryWe don’t make many stops in Louisiana on our summer road trips because it’s just too hot. But on Big Trip 15 we visited the Tabasco® Factory and Museum and…
- Behind the Canvas: Visit the Studio Where Bob Ross Painted Happy Little TreesWhen I researched for my first post about Bob Ross, I discovered that you can visit the studio where he filmed The Joy of Painting. The Bob Ross Experience is…
- Cedar Breaks National MonumentUtah is known for its magnificent red rocks and is home to the Big 5 National Parks. But… in Southern Utah you will find a small, hidden gem that my…
Behind the Scenes
- If You Give a Widow a House – The True Story of the Millers’ Minnie Moore Mine MansionIf you give a widow a house, she’ll roll it off into the country… History is full of odd little stories like this one. Most…
- Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Stadium Jobs!Have you ever worked in a sports stadium? Are you curious about all the different moving parts it takes for an event to run smoothly?…
- Would you visit a Museum of Ordinary People?Does this idea intrigue you? If you passed by a museum of ordinary people on your next vacation would you stop inside to see what…
Offbeat Roadside Attractions

Big Trip 15
Day 1 Big Trip 15 has begun and we kicked it off with a marathon day… almost 13 hours on the road! (Our daily videos…

Big Trip 14
Another summer, another Big Trip… Here’s a brief rundown of where we went this year and a return of the daily videos. (Don’t worry –…

A Pencil Sharpener Museum?
A pencil sharpener museum? Is that really a thing? Yes, it is! And I’m happy to say that I’ve been there! We began Day 2…
Let’s Read Books!

Chicken Sisters, Chicken Wars, and Harvey Girls
Chicken Sisters, Chicken Wars, and Harvey Girls… What on earth could these three things have in common? I recently read Chicken Sisters by Kj Dell’antonia….

US Army Camel Corps
Once upon a time, I met a camel named Ali and he told me all about his time in the US Army Camel Corps. He…

The Right Word – Peter Roget and His Thesaurus
Are there any other thesaurus lovers out there? I have been using thesauruses (thesauri is the preferred plural of the author but thesauruses is definitely…