My nephew and his family went from camping in my yard to Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park in Silver Lake this weekend. No, I did not take a bike ride. Hopefully the rain is done for today, so the kids can enjoy all of Yogi activities–helping Cindy & Boo Boo find a missing Yogi, a chalk [...]

Family together at the holidays–I feel so thankful for every one of them. This year we were able to go out of town for Christmas to be with my brothers, sister, nieces and nephews–the last two years the weather didn’t let us. Our celebrating starts on Christmas Eve on my next older brother’s birthday. Santa’s [...]

My nephew’s wife, Brandi, has been coming to Whiskey Creek Campground since she was 9 years old. Now she brings her family here. And it just so happens it’s only about 15 miles from my house. The campground has been newly purchased by a young couple from the Holland, Michigan area — new things are [...]

It was a Thursday afternoon – very hot and humid. My daughter, niece, grandson and I had a plan. This is what we had in mind. All we could think about was getting down to the lake to cast some poles. And catch some fish! This is a great little lake not far from the [...]