I left off with a post before the Super Bowl. I can’t believe it’s been that long! But we’ve been busy, each in our own way…
The Xenia job was a mess from the start so what was supposed to take 2 weeks, actually took 5! We stayed at Frontier Campground in Waynesville, Ohio for the 2nd time. Waynesville is about an hour from our hometown, so we had our friends come up for a night to hang out. That was a blast!
We’ve all been friends for about 20 years! (Katie, me, Allen, Brandi)
Traveling with pets can make life a little more difficult for sure. But they also add a ton of joy! In my opinion, it’s a whole heck of a lot easier in an RV than it would be in motels… Regardless of where you sleep, there are some aspects that can be difficult when your traveling, like vet visits.
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Let me start with: I love Florida! Hermine is gaining strength and almost to hurricane status. 
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Eustace is the most adorable little handful I’ve ever come across! There’s no shortage of laughs with this little guy. And we are EXHAUSTED!
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We were lucky enough to welcome Eustace into our family last night! He’s about 10 weeks old, super tiny, snuggly, and full of energy! Continue reading
Hi! We’re Rachel & Allen and we live full time in our 2015 Grand Design Momentum 385 fifth wheel toy hauler. We travel the country for Allen’s work, often only having a couple days notice of where we need to be next. And we love it!
Allen, Rachel and Charlie
I feel like I’ve been slacking on posting lately & I blame these two adorable puppies: Rebel & Charlie
I was woken up at 5:30 on this beautiful Saturday morning Friday morning to some pathetic whining sounds coming from our beloved puppy, Charles. Continue reading
I gotta send my ♥love♥ down to Baton Rouge…
We found out Friday that we need to be in Baton Rouge for work on Monday. It just so happens that “Callin’ Baton Rouge” by Garth Brooks is one of my all time favorite songs! So I’m sure Allen will be good and sick of it by the time we get there! Luckily for him, it’s less than 500 miles, so he will only have to deal with my musical selection and singing for one day…
We are avoiding Dallas, so it’ll take about a half hour longer, but it’s well worth it!
I always try to use the Good Sam Trip Planner, just so we don’t get taken into any RV-unfriendly places…
We should be in Baton Rouge for a few days, then I THINK we’ll be heading to Oklahoma City… If that’s the case we will be there by the end of next week. I don’t mind this plan at all!
I’ve never been to Baton Rouge. Our friend Doug, out at Candlestick RV Park in San Francisco, went to LSU and LOVES the tigers, so he will be thoroughly jealous!
I’m super hoping we can get some delicious crawfish… I love them so much… My mouth is already watering…
I’ve looked at the weather and it looks fairly warm. Rain on Tuesday but maybe that’ll give us time to see a little bit of the town (fingers crossed for a weather day!)
And then our friends Bob and Karen are at Abe’s RV Park in Oklahoma City so it’s always good to see them!
I found a campground right down the street from the tower site that I’m hoping works out for us. Water and 30AMP service only, but it’s only for a couple days so it shouldn’t be too bad, and they have a dump station. It’s at an equestrian park… I’m just hoping this little angel puppy of ours can behave herself and not act like a wild banshee the entire time we’re there!
Spoiled little Charles…
I’ll probably have to bribe her with treats… So if you’d like to help out with that, you can put some money in Charlie’s Treat Fund 🙂
I use my blog kind of like a cookbook, a way to keep all my recipes in one place so that I don’t lose the little scraps of paper I jot them down on.
This morning I got ready to make a loaf of this delicious Banana Nut Bread for my neighbor Amy as a congratulations on her new job. So I got my bread maker out and pulled up HomeSweetHomeOnWheels… No Banana Nut Bread recipe listed. Well crap! So then I had to go searching and luckily I found this guy among other random unorganized-ness in the filing cabinet (that I plan to make a slipcover for – against Allen’s wishes… but he’ll like it in the end!)…
I just added it to the recipe section so I will have it in the future for sure! But here it is if you’re curious…
- 1/2 cup buttermilk *
- 2/3 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (3-4 bananas)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 2 2/3 cups flour, regular all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Put all these ingredients (minus the walnuts) into your bread pan. Select the “quick” bread cycle-this just means it doesn’t have a rise time. You’ll need to help the mixing process out… You don’t want lumpy clumps of flour – yuck! So help it mix up and get everything off the sides. My machine mixes for about 7 minutes then rests. This is when I add the walnuts, again helping out a little. Then it mixes again, and bakes for an hour and a half. Try not to burn your fingers when it’s finished, let it cool a little before you dive in!
*I have never used buttermilk in my life. It’s not something I just have in the fridge and I don’t plan well enough to buy it ahead of time. So a good substitute for buttermilk is 1 cup of whole milk + 1 tbs of white vinegar. I know it sounds weird but it works, I promise!
Someone asked me yesterday if Charlie had her own section of the blog… That she does! It’s here… You can also donate to her treat fund here…
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