Today was the day 65 soldiers and their families had been waiting for:  They’re back home from Iraq.
The 150th Aviation Battalion of the West Virginia National Guard touched down this afternoon after having spent the past year on active duty.  One soldier’s family had the Christmas tree up and the stockings hung for him.  Others […]

Now that I’m headed back to teach college again, I’m taking stock to see just how many pens, pencils, reams of paper, and staples I need.
Where do you go to buy office supplies?   If you’re like me, you’re always looking around for good products at a discount price.  That’s why I was pleased to […]

It’s good to be home.
Now that JR has installed our new breaker box at the campsite, BJ  and I have been going nuts up there, running wires for outlets, getting the insulation in the walls, you name it.  It’s been fun, but it’s a lot of work.
The weather cooperated with us, too; only a few […]

Have you ever stayed at a Bed & Breakfast?
Here in Wheeling, we have several old Victorians that have been restored and made into B&Bs, and they’re great.  A guy I know fairly well and his girlfriend actually worked as hosts in one of them a few years ago, staying there rent free in exchange for […]