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February 4, 2026

The “Shit Storm”

Wish I had had the presence of mind to grab my phone and take a video, but during crises, I’m typically too irrational, illogical, and…

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January 21, 2026

Valentine’s Day Decorations

With the success of our Christmas decorations, we decided to also do something for Valentine’s Day. Of course, we reused the shepard’s crooks and purchased…

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November 16, 2025

The End to our Dometic Water Heater Saga

Never has a component of Arthur Airstream received so much attention, let alone four blogs dedicated to it, than our Dometic brand RV water heater….

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November 12, 2025

Bill Wittmack’s 1936 Roadtrip

Recently, MFI’s brother Jim texted her and asked if she’d like their father’s journal. She replied “yes,” not really knowing what this journal might be….

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September 6, 2025

The Great “Dometic Water Heater” Fix

The backstory in summary. We were setting up our site at the Triple G Hideaway, Fort Nelson, BC, Canada on 15 June 2024. Our water…

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September 2, 2025

Sid Retires

Sid Silverado had served us extremely well for almost 6 years. We drove him hard for 150,000 miles, 44,195 of which involved towing Arthur Airstream…

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August 28, 2025

History Lesson While on the Road

In our six years of life on the road, we’ve passed through Vicksburg, MS (population 26,407) probably a handful of times, but neither had nor…

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August 27, 2025

Honeymoon Memories

Forty-five years ago on September 7th, 1980, MFI and I were married on the grounds of the Rainbow Lodge along the Buffalo Bayou in Houston,…

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August 22, 2025

Birthday Dinners and Back to School

MFI and I had our 75th and 74th birthdays, respectively, during our stay in Hollywood, FL. Sarah planned a dinner celebration for each of us…

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June 10, 2023
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“Space, The Final Frontier”

We drove I-10 between San Antonio and Phoenix many times while Sarah was an undergraduate at ASU. “Go Sun Devils”! The McDonald Observatory was one…

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InJune 10, 2023
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June 9, 2023
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Big Bend – Last Day

For our fourth and final day in the park, we made Boquillas Canyon in the Park’s southeast corner our primary focus. It was a 50-mile…

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InJune 9, 2023
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June 8, 2023
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Big Bend – Day 3

The weather on Day 3 was also mostly clear and beautiful. Our destination was the basin inside the Chisos Mountain caldera. We took a right…

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InJune 8, 2023
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June 7, 2023
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Big Bend – Day 2

We decided to make Santa Elena Canyon our featured stop for the day. From the Park entrance, it was a 38-mile drive with many interesting…

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InJune 7, 2023
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June 6, 2023
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Big Bend National Park – Day 1

MFI selected Big Bend National Park as our first major stop of the 2023 travel year. On our way, we stayed for three days at…

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InJune 6, 2023
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May 22, 2023
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What In The Hell Were You Doing For 7 Months?

We never intended to spend this amount of time wintering in Carrollton, TX. Nope! We arrived on 1 October to attend Jon and Katherine’s wedding…

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InMay 22, 2023
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April 15, 2023
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Oh No – Fatal Error and Epic Fail!

“Ms Fix It & The Pool Man” was originally designed using WordPress by our friend, Danielle. She gave me some basic training on blogging, then…

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InApril 15, 2023
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February 3, 2023
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Why We Are AirSkirt Ambassadors

Since we are living in Arthur full-time, this means he must be able to survive below freezing weather. Yet we hadn’t prepared him for his…

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InFebruary 3, 2023
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January 6, 2023
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The Gomez Family Project List – Part 5

We visited Michael, Sarah, Samantha, and Happy for three weeks over the 2022/23 Christmas and New Year Holidays. As always, they greeted us with a…

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InJanuary 6, 2023
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January 6, 2023
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Travels With Sammy and Happy

We enjoyed two outings with the grandkids during our Gomez 2022/2023 holiday visit. Both have always had an interest in the trains, which pass through…

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InJanuary 6, 2023
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