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A Week to New Jersey

We finished our house sitting gig in Minnesota and are now back in Rice Lake for a couple of days. Fiona has some assessment testing at school today. Wednesday morning we leave for an overnight stay...

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South New Jersey in the Fall is Beautiful

We've been in South New Jersey for nearly three weeks now. You probably thought we fell off the face of the earth since we haven't posted much here lately. No, we didn't. We're alive, and even well!...

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Living in Blackwood New Jersey for the Winter

Yep, we're living in Blackwood New Jersey for the winter. Technically the physical address we're living at is in Turnersville. But our mailing address is Blackwood. Our son James is coming out in a...

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Snow in Jersey

We had our first stick-to-the-ground snow here in Blackwood New Jersey the other day. Of course it all melted by lunchtime. Fiona was excited anyhow. We've all suffered from terrible colds: sneezing,...

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Meeting a Fellow Traveler Who Can Help You Save on Your Travels

A fellow traveler, Nathan Agin, made it to Philadelphia last week and we made arrangements to meet him in person finally. We've known Nathan for over a year and have chatted by phone and Skype and...

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Dinner with Front Row Foundation Co-Founder Jon Vroman

Last week our family had dinner with the Vroman family. Jon Vroman is the Co-Founder of the Front Row Foundation. Their mission is to help individuals and families who are braving critical health...

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Homeward Bound (On, Wisconsin!)

I love it when I can make a title out of nothing but song titles. Yes, the rumour is true: we're moving to Wisconsin. (The reason you haven't heard the rumour is because I'm starting it now.) New...

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Are We There Yet?

Are we there yet? Have we reached our final destination? What is up with us you all wonder? When we left California in 2010 to live a nomadic life, we had no idea how long it would last. Have we landed...

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Turning Over a New Leaf

I know - it's cliche! Six months ago today we drove away from New Jersey to head to our new home in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. It was the beginning of a new phase in our life - turning over a new leaf. In...

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"Ramblings in Ireland" Brings Back Memories

When I found out my husband, Joel D Canfield, was going to be working with Kerry Dwyer to get her book, Ramblings in Ireland, published, I was very excited to read it. We were able to spend a month...

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It's About Time for Something New Here!

Since moving to Rice Lake, Wisconsin in April 2012, we haven't done a whole lot of traveling that we've written about. I'm going to try to make sure and write about our travels this month though in May...

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Training for the Pools in Phoenix and California

We plan to do lots of swimming in pools during our month-long trip coming up. Pools in Phoenix when we stay with friends. A pool at a hotel in San Diego. Pam & Phil's pool in Roseville in Northern...

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Iowa Has Great Rest Stops

We left this morning at 7:30 a.m. CST from Rice Lake, Wisconsin. When we hit Iowa, we stopped at the first rest stop. It's great! Two stories, looks like a barn, free wi-fi at the coffee shop, and a...

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Beautiful Kansas Sky

We left Kansas City, Missouri this morning early - before 7 a.m. Drove through Kansas - not much to see. However, I did get this beautiful photo of the sky and clouds. We drove through the Panhandle of...

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Petrified Forest National Park

The Petrified Forest National Park is a national park in Navajo and Apache counties in northeastern Arizona. We stopped for a visit at the Center and Fiona was able to do some exploring both outside...

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Old Friends and New Friends

Today we will be visiting an old friend and I will be making a new friend. Joel and I have known Dan for I don't even know how many years. However the last time I saw him was before he married Annette....

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Music in Mesa, Arizona with Terry & Virgie

Last night we were once again at Terry & Virgie's where music was being played at their home by them and their young friends. Fiona made friends with an 8-year old boy named Ezra. My dad's father's...

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Air Conditioning Goes Out in the Van in Arizona!

So we're here visiting our friends Terry & Virgie in Phoenix, Arizona and it's been 100 degrees out! And the air conditioning in our van goes out yesterday. We don't do heat so there's no way we're...

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Two Birds - One Stone

Yesterday we had a two-for-one experience. Since our good friend Rod lives about an hour from the friends we are staying with in Phoenix and Joel's Uncle Bill and his wife live about an hour in the...

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Heading Out West in 2014

It's been nine months since we've traveled out West. Last May we went out to Phoenix, San Diego, and the Sacramento area. We were able to visit lots of friends and family. We've been feeling the itch...

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