I had never finished a #NaNoWriMo. I usually started with some gusto but faltered as soon as the “you should be here” line towered above where I actually was. I didn’t give up. Every year I started . . . determined to make it through. In 2014, I had an idea sparked by a story …
| Four entrees – One Pork Loin | We want to provide our families healthy, preferably home-made meals. We want to balance our household budgets. And we want to do all of this while keeping the house in order, taking care of ourselves, and also getting the kids where they need to be when they …
The Travelangs have been making an attempt to eat more vegetables and a wider variety of vegetables. That should read “The Mom” is making an attempt, but the rest of the TraveLangs are caught up in the journey. It all started when the Father-In-Law needed a change in diet. We started preparing all his meals …
I live in North Alabama in a rural community. My ruralness increases because we built our house in the woods, back away from the road and neighbors. It gets dark at night. I am an early riser . . . not by choice but by necessity. Home schooling three boys and writing in a full-time …
We have been on the go – not that we have ever not been on the go. We are down to one family car in a car of four drivers and that requires a LOT of going. For years, I would sit down on Saturday or Sunday and map out the menu for the upcoming …
Following a few simple tips can help you make the most of your meals on the go. Taking to the road does not mean you will leave a wake of fast food containers or restaurant receipts in your wake. I have learned from experience. Take the Meal on the Road Feeding my man family – …
Every week my sons and I took a field trip. Keith worked a traditional job on only had the opportunity to attend on a few occasions. Some of the trips were just to local playgrounds while others were too amazing “backyard” locations – like Moundville, Alabama. I scheduled a few trips when son #3 came …
The TraveLangs spent most of October on one adventure or another. It felt at times – to me and to others – that were never home. Sometimes that is good. Sometimes you just want to hang around the house for a bit. The change in time and the change of month left the TraveLangs stranded …
Mystery, adventure, letterboxing, my love for the beauty of Alabama and the Gulf Coast all ran into each other. I won the 2012 SELTI Short Story Contest and wanted to turn that story into a tourism literature work. Although I did find a way to expand it into the third book of the Big Springs …
The Drury Inn, Mobile, Alabama offered some great perks for our one night stay. The price compared to the other locations in the area. It also allowed for all five of us to stay in the same room. We arrived later than I had planned. The Drury Inn offers an evening meal to guests, as …