Today is the day that David and I begin the "journey" of traveling across America, for real. We leave today from Virginia on this leg of our tour - Arizona, California, Utah, Washington and Oregon. I'm sure I'll have lots to share in the coming days...and, of course,...

This is a GREAT day for me! I passed my CDL driving exam which required me to do my "pre-trip inspection," some backing maneuvers and a road test. I am now officially a card-carrying, fully licensed Commercial Driver! Now Iowa can't do anything to mess with me again...

Yesterday was a very busy day. We worked in the new warehouse space getting it ready for all of our stuff to move in. Once it was ready, we unloaded the trailer so we can use it today. It took a good portion of the day and, now, I'm a bit sore and a lot tired. Today,...

It's Monday and we're home. David and I will only be here a few days and then we start the long drive to Arizona. The girls will fly in to meet us but there's no sense in all of us driving across country! As usual, there are only a million things to do in the next few...

We had a GREAT day yesterday at Wilson Hall Auditorium. It's located on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia (only 3 hours from home). This was out last stop of this leg of the tour so we're heading home this morning. The crew, under the...

We left Ithaca, NY with warmer temperatures and bright sunny skies - it looked like spring was coming! This morning, we woke up in Harrisonburg, VA to SNOW falling from the skies! Where did spring go? It is suppose to warm up throughout the day and change over to...