The journey to finding an RV to replace the Cruisemaster is complete. We have in our possession a 1995 Roadtrek 210 Popular. The day we finally got to pick it up from the seller and drive it made me very nervous. I had only seen it in pictures and it looked a little...
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RV Dream turns to Nightmare: part 1
Lost Sole #401 was discovered during my layover in Mobile at the Greyhound Bus Station while I was getting some fresh air. The photo below it is of the Trek that almost caused me to die from stress overload. It is hard to look at the pic as I had such high hopes for...
The Year in Review: 2010
2010: The year of the Oil Spill. This Lost Sole became a source of a lot of attention for the One Shoe Diaries. It helped get over 30,000 hits in one weekend when I got featured on CNN.com because of this photo.This bittersweet year was full of memorable events for...
Lost Sole Dedication: Epic Bob falls victim to life
Lost Sole #400 is dedicated in memory of Bob Quarles, center of photo. I had been looking forward to hitting 400, butot this way. Just another way Bob does it bigger. This Lost Sole was sent to me by a friend of a friend, Andrew Cruse, who discovered it the day after...
Thanksgiving 2010 Road Trip
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Lost Sole Dedication #244: good bye Nanny
The sweetest woman in the world. We always felt this photo captured her soulToday I lost a grandmother. Not my blood relative grandmother, but my grandmotheronetheless. Pauline Jessie Conner, affectionately known as Nanny, was Sharon’s grandmother and our Nora...
Nora Turns 1: A year in pictures
HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY NORA! Noraot too sure about this chocolate thing yet. I am sure that will change.Every parent says it, “I cannot believe it has been a year already!” and they also say, “look how big she has gotten!” I think both things as I...
Road Trip 2012, A National Park Odyssey
16 National Parks, 18 States, and 6,588 miles and Countless Hours of Driving.This was a shot stolen off the internet, mine will have a lost hiker's boot in it *LOL*That is what a journey we are dreaming of undertaking will entail. A journey that will take us across...
Lost Sole #371 Dedication
Tucked away in the Blackwater River State Forest, north of the beaches and far from the hustle and bustle of the tourists, is a magical place called Adventures Unlimited situated on the banks of Coldwater Creek. It is an outdoor enthusiast’s heaven. You can kayak clear, spring-fed creeks, mountain bike the local Black Bear Lake trail, or hike the Juniper Creek trail. And for those that like the rush of adrenaline there is a zip line canopy tour with 14 platforms that allow you to shoot across tree tops and rivers.
Noah’s makes his presence known on his B-day
We make a point to celebrate our little boy Noah’s birthday every year. It is a very hard day for us yet very special and one we look forward to. Sometimes it does not make sense to call it his birthday as he was never born that day. While Sharon did deliver him physically, his spirit had already passed on. He never took a breath.
A ritual we do as a family is got to the same place on the beach and release balloons up to him with Happy Birthday wishes on them. And not to let Nora out we let her send up a pink balloon . . .