Some common experiences on RV roadtrips...

Jenny caught her first fish today -- a walleye that weighed in at 3.5 lbs.  While she was out with dad in the boat, Jimmy fell asleep on the beach and oh what a sunburn!  Simple memories like these seem so clear and neverending at the time they take place. 

Today, we drove through the cornfields of Iowa.  We stopped and watched a bright yellow crop duster  swoop down, almost touching the ground as it flew back and forth across the field.  Like magic, it lifted up at the end of the field missing the telephone wires by what looked like inches!

The only problem: years later, as time passes by, these memories fade.  Kids grow up and move on with their lives.  Grandparents pass on.  The family evolves, and those precious moments from those earlier years often are forgotten.

So what a thrill it would be to be able to pick up a book, sit out on the porch and immediately return to special times from the past.  Wouldn't it be great to be able to relive those special moments?

This is the benefit of journaling your RV experiences in a travel journal! 

Living fulltime in an RV is not all fun and games. Occasionally, we do have to take care of the business end of things, just as we used to do living in a house.

How do you get your mail? How do you pay your bills? How do you keep in touch with friends and family? How do you get your medications? Those are some of the most asked questions we get.

Many of you have asked how I manage to sew and quilt in an RV. To paraphrase an old adage, my answer has always been "Where there is a quilter, there is a way."

Here are some fun ideas for finding space inside your RV for all of your hobby and craft supplies.

So you have moved into your RV, and you're feeling like you're sitting in a carbon copy of hundreds of other RVs sitting on the dealership lots and RV parks around the country. What can do you do next?

I have always felt like it's MY HOUSE, and I'm going to decorate it to suit my tastes.

When Jim and I get ready to go to a new place, I am the one who goes to the computer to plan a route for us.

I have the 2005 version of Microsoft Trips and Streets software, but there is a newer version published in 2008.

Here's why I like Microsoft Streets and Trips...

Jim just called from a Travel America. Yep, he's riding around in an RV... again!

One interesting thing he learned on this trip is the fact that Travel America truck stops (I think they're technically called Travel Centers of America) have IdleAire in-cab services.

Briefly, it works something like this...