Sharon KazmierczakJan 23, 20221 min readThe Flight of the Great PretenderWe’ve spent the last week at Easterlin County Park in Fort Lauderdale. In preparation for our time here, we had the kids watch the...
Sharon KazmierczakJan 17, 20222 min readThreading the NeedleThe best laid plans… our leave date was very fluid this year. So much so that at 2pm on Thursday we just made our decision to leave, and...
AaronSep 8, 20212 min readBack in the SaddleThe next grand adventure in our fifth wheel 'The Great Pretender' started on this past Monday (September 6, 2021). After an exhausting...
Sharon KazmierczakMar 31, 20212 min readDeep in the Heart of Texas!1. Texas does not do well with cold. (see previous posts) What you cannot see in this photo is the fruit trees shriveling up and dying in...
Sharon KazmierczakMar 31, 20211 min readHorses Horses Horses HorsesIn Texas for a few months? What says Texas more than horseback riding lessons? The kids were all in, and so we found a beautiful stable a...
Sharon KazmierczakMar 31, 20212 min readHiking Big BendThe Window - a five mile hike down into a valley and over to a literal "window" in the rock wall to a spectacular view of the rocky...
Sharon KazmierczakMar 14, 20211 min read"Houston, We have a problem..."Ben, before we went to Space Center Houston for the day with my brother and sister in law and nieces: “I hate NASA. I don’t want to go...
Sharon KazmierczakMar 11, 20212 min readOFF TO THE RACESThere are so many things that we could do here in the greater Houston area. It would be easy to over-schedule ourselves and go to all the...
Sharon KazmierczakMar 9, 20212 min readSocks and Alligators. Not necessarily in that order.I don’t know why I didn’t think about Southern Texas being home to Alligators. I mean, Ben has been enthralled with the beasts for quite...
Sharon KazmierczakMar 1, 20212 min readA Case of the MondaysAre we on vacation? Or is this real life? Perhaps we’re somewhere in the middle? After a fun February weekend experiencing small town...
AaronFeb 20, 20212 min readBlue Skies, Smiling at Me...I think we’ve turned a corner in Texas. The power has been on consistently for a couple days and it is starting to warm up. The...
AaronFeb 17, 20212 min readI'm sorry.. Texas is closed...Greetings everyone! I tried to post yesterday about us being refugees, but there wasn't even enough internet bandwidth to get the post up....
Sharon KazmierczakFeb 15, 20212 min readFrozen Green Beans, et al...February 15, 2021 Houston, Texas? Subtropical? Sounds delightful in February! Get away from the ice and snow and subzero temperatures,...
Sharon KazmierczakFeb 13, 20214 min readThe Mississippi MudFriday February 12, 2021 Today didn’t go as planned either, which I’m learning is part and parcel of this Road-Schooling life. After...
Sharon KazmierczakFeb 13, 20212 min readA Rainy Day in Cajun CountryThursday February 11, 2021 We had great plans for today. A tour of an offshore oil rig at the International Petroleum Museum sounded...
Sharon KazmierczakFeb 13, 20212 min readTwo Sides of the FenceWednesday February 10, 2021 I have heard it all. Excitement. Incredulity. Shock. From the “I wish we could do that!” ones to the “glad...
