Mark your calendar for a weekend or week-long getaway during National Park Week, April 17 to 25, 2010, and claim your gift — free admission to the national park(s) of your choice! Secretary of the Interior Kenneth Salazar announced today that the entrance fee will be waived that week at all national parks. Depending on [...]
Entries from March 2010
March 26, 2010
Up on the Roof
When the sun came out after the rainstorm, David inspected the RV and discovered a cause for the water leakage. Bits of twigs had gotten caught in the slide out seals, creating enough of an opening for water to seep in. Just to be safe, he put a sheet of plastic over each of the [...]
March 24, 2010
“Spider & Snakes” Jim Stafford Rocks!
We laughed ourselves silly at the Jim Stafford Show. The singer/songwriter of “Spiders and Snakes” is an awesome showman, comedian and musician. He has built a 21-year career on that song’s Top 40 success as the star of his own show in Branson, Missouri. When “Spiders and Snakes” hit the airwaves, it wasn’t a big [...]
March 21, 2010
The Wet Weather Creek Flows!
“Wet weather creek.” The description of the stream that runs through Branson Shenanigans RV Park was a new one to me. In Colorado, we’d probably use the word “arroyo.” Since our arrival more than two weeks ago, the creek bed has been bone dry. Not so today. It started raining with a vengeance yesterday. The [...]
March 18, 2010
Calling All Writers
Is that manuscript on your desk screaming “finish me, finish me!”? Are you balking at writing your next series of blog posts? Do you have a great idea for an article but don’t know where to begin? The world is waiting to read your stories! Stop hesitating and take action! If you’re ready to master [...]
March 17, 2010
Our Backpack Has Soul
While watching Up in the Air the other night, I realized that David and I have taken a lot of the weight out of our backpack. We sold our house. We sold or donated our furniture, appliances, china, crystal and artwork. We reduced our personal photos to the absolute treasures. We scanned and shredded all [...]
March 13, 2010
Our First Show in Branson Revs Us Up for More!
Last night we attended our first show in Branson – The Rankin Brothers Classic Music Review at the Caravelle Theatre. How did we happen to choose this show from a dozen choices within a mile of our home at Shenanigans RV Park? It chose us! Thursday we made the rounds of nearby theaters to submit [...]
March 9, 2010
Work Camping in Branson, Missouri
As the recent New York Times article on Work Campers reported, the RV work camping movement is bigger now than ever, and many of our parks depend on work campers to survive. Although most work campers are retired and supplementing their pensions, investments and Social Security benefits, not all of them are retired. Many are [...]
March 5, 2010
Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee Commemorates the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March
Emotion stirred in my soul as we drove the Selma to Montgomery March Byway in Alabama. Unlike the scenic byways we’re accustomed to, this byway awakened memories of a raw and brutal time in our country’s history. On March 7, 1965, 600 African Americans and white supporters set out from Selma on a 54-mile march [...]
March 2, 2010
Laughs on the Road
Yesterday, casket company semi drove down the highway with this great advice: Drive Safely. Heaven Can Wait! Today we passed a turnoff to the town of Toad Suck! How on earth would a place get a name like that? Did young maidens kiss toads and turn them into princes? To find an answer, I googled [...]
