When we named our travel trailer, we wanted it to be meaningful. We decided to name her after Bertell Eva Flippin. Meagan’s grandmother, who we all lovingly called Bertie. She was also known by Granny, Mawmaw, and GiGi (Great Grandma).
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Holy Cow. You guys have flattered us. We posted an update to facebook about selling the house and beginning our journey, and we had so many encouraging comments. Our mailing list doubled overnight. It’s truly an honor to have you on board. Without further ado, let’s get started. On August 1, we accepted an offer
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We’ll be traveling across the US with our truck and travel trailer, and we want to capitalize on the beautiful places we’re going to visit, including waterways. I have a 16ft Canoe, but it’s a little too big to haul with my truck and trailer. So I was looking for inflatable boats that would work
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A couple of weeks ago, we hiked the humpback rocks trail on the blue ridge parkway in Virginia. We have been coming to Sherando lake for years, but haven’t really explored the beauty around this area. This year, we decided to make it a point to take advantage of the opportunity and see what was
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A couple months ago, we noticed lumps on our youngest son Liam’s neck. At his next doctor’s visit, we asked about it. After giving him antibiotics for a bacterial infection, the lymph nodes got a lot smaller, so we thought we were good. A couple months later, they were large again. So, we went back
This content originally appeared in the newsletter to subscribers of Hinson.co and Family Fun Lab. To subscribe, just send us an email at hello@hinson.co, or look for the sign up forms on the site. We’ve decided to rename and rebrand this project. Formerly, we called it Family Fun Lab. The purpose of the project was
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For the last several weeks, we’ve been in the process of downsizing. This is not an easy process. It’s not that I don’t want to get rid of my stuff, it’s that I recognize how much stuff we have and I hate it. It’s the same feeling you get when you’re overwhelmed with all the
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This weekend we did something we’ve never done before. We decided to try camping near a big city. Most of the time we do our camping in remote, wooded areas. But this time we decided to use our RV to get close to a big city and do day trips. Plus, my brother and his
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