So you decided on a family trip out of the country. You found a time, set the budget, picked up plane tickets and booked the lodging. Now to get your child’s passport. Where do you start? Getting ready for a trip in the states? Take a look our camping prep for a 3 week trip….
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How to Travel Internationally With Kids
I stared at the ticket agent. After many domestic flights with my children, I was attempting to travel internationally with kids, my kids! My boys were loading the luggage onto the scales as the ticket agent said it again. Did I have a signed notarized document from the boys’ father that they could travel internationally with me? Alone?…
How to Find the Best Free Camping
Free camping is abundant! Often called disbursement camping many of our public lands offer camping off the beaten path for free. Defined by the USDA Forest Service as: dispersed camping is the term used for camping anywhere in the National Forest OUTSIDE of a designated campground. Dispersed camping means no services; such as trash removal,…
How to Winterize Your Vintage Travel Trailer
Closing up the Vintage Travel Trailer for the winter hits me hard every year. Summers last a millisecond in Colorado. Winter arrives in late October hanging around sometimes through April. Forgetting to Winterize your Vintage Travel Trailer in this harsh climate is a big mistake! (Be sure to click here for gifts for the vintage camper lover…
Best Gifts for Vintage Camper Lovers
I fell in love with vintage campers 5 years ago. The 1968 Sorrento Scotty luxury model made me a vintage camper lover, I even carried a picture of it in my purse for a while! lots of windows! Great lines and small enough to back-country camp. Well, finding one was another story. Hard to find and…
How to Make Easy Ooozzing Pumpkins for Halloween
Got your pumpkin all carved but it needs a little something. Humm, how about an oozing pumpkin with neon green, or pink or even purple slim bubbling out of its mouth. Green goo sliding out of you pumpkin’s mouth for Halloween trick-or-treaters is so easy! The simplest way uses house hold ingredients that are safe…
How to Find Your Best Glamping Vacation
When did glamping vacations start? A well thought out idea like nomadic comfort must have come from a woman. In fact, the Queen of Sheba is reported to have brought all her riches with her to show off to Solomon. I imagine her tents were filled with rugs, and couches and pillows of silk. Before…
Tremendously Tiny Guesthouse That Will Make You Want to Build One
Tiny Guesthouse in Seattle is an awesome collection of recycled materials and a grassy roof deck! At only 68 square feet total, nothing is left out of this tiny wonder in Fremont, Washington. (If you are like me and hate to wait, skip to the bottom for the virtual tour. Please remember to pin this…
3 Ingredient DIY FAKE BLOOD, So Much Cheaper!
Need a little DIY fake blood for the walking dead in your house? This recipe is cheap and easy with only 3 ingredients. Your kids can make this gruesome blood for themselves. Your little zombies will have a great time making and eating it! We created this video so you can follow along and…
Mistakes to Avoid When Painting Pumpkins
We are pumpkin carvers. Painting pumpkins is a new adventure for the Joyous Family. Elijah, age 9, wanted to enter the elementary school’s storybook pumpkin contest this year. The pumpkins were displayed from Oct 15-31 too long for a carved pumpkin to serve–more on this in Painted Pumpkins Your Favorite Book. Plus the…
