Van mom loves to ride her bicycle. She tells van dad that she loves him as much as her bicycle, so she must love him a lot.! Now that she is older and her knees won’t tolerate running, she is biking more than ever. Since she is retired and has this really cool van, that would be moi, she would […]

I have two very beautiful 100 amp lithium batteries that are currently charging off a smart relay from the engine alternator. There is a battery monitoring system that van dad can access via an app on his very smart phone. It not only tells him the battery status and the amount of charge but also the amount of withdraw. So […]

Van moms blessing journal is filling up fast these days.

After four nights on the beach it was time to head to the Texas daughters little farmstead. Van mom was particularly excited as a very cool “God” gift was awaiting. A bit of backstory is required before going further. Go back in time about 20 yrs ago. I wasn’t even a twinkle in van dads eye back then. Texas daughter […]

After a great week of helping van dad sag in Alabama, it was time to load up and do what I was born to do…..or maybe assembled to do is the right terminology. It was time to boondock. Van dad had done enough of the van build that we were ready to go solo. No campsite needed. Van mom found […]

Van mom was pretty geeked to get on the road to Ramer Alabama. The entire winter had been spent training for this special week. She was meeting three of her cycling friends for a week of miles and smiles…..and oh yea, calories! Warm temps and scenic routes were the rule of the day. I really helped van dad up his […]

Once again the snow gods held on to the white gold and snowmobiling and grooming came to an end for van dad in early March. This gave him the opportunity to start building a cabinet. This would have sliding drawers as well as have a frame for the isotherm refrigerator/freezer. Hours of you tube research went into this portion of […]

The final leg of the trip back to Michigan ended in Grand Ledge. I was tucked in for the winter or until an opportunity arose in which van dad could get some more DIY time. That time presented itself in mid January. Unfortunately for all the sled heads in Michigan, there was a snow drought. The forecast was dismal for […]

The time had finally come. After two very busy and beautiful weeks in south Texas, we were finally hitting the road to Michigan. Van dad was very pleased with how well I motored down the road. I get pretty darn good mileage being a diesel and all. Because I have a large surface area, I do catch a quite a […]

Just to make sure you don’t get bored reading only about me, I will be including cute/adorable/darling and other interesting aspects of my van parents life. The Beamer trip was timed so that Yoopa (van dad) and Grammy C (van mom) would be in the lone star state to celebrate the Texas Stars third birthday. She is one very expressive […]