The Bowen Knot ⌘: May 2017

Monday, May 29, 2017

Hunting in the Woods for Tupperware is Our New Hobby

Is it under a log? Hidden in a tree? Is that panel a hidden cache?

A new hobby for our family. Geocaching. The GPS coordinates are online. We joined: Geocaching Once you approach the hidden cache a hint is available on our Samsung S7 via the Geocaching App. The coordinates and if needed hint helps you to discover a new hidden cache. Some are the size of a pencil eraser "Nano" others are a huge ammo can, mailbox, or camouflage tape covered Tupperware container.

All caches have a paper log or log book. You sign in to claim the discovery. If big enough, there are trade "Swag" items. If you take swag, you must leave swag for the next cache hunter. Sometimes a Geocaching TravelBug or GeoCoin are inside. Those are used to track movement online. You check them out of the cache and log them out online. Then you find another cache and log them in on the log and on the website. They show their movement. Some come from different countries.

It's not the items hidden inside that are important. It's the discovery of the hidden site. The difficulty of where and what it is.

We even found our 1st Geocaching TravelBug. He will be heading out to the Pacific Northwest with us in a few weeks.

Day Trip: Babyland General Hospital "Cabbage Patch Kids" in Cleveland, Georgia USA

As a family, we determined that today was going to be a girls day out with 2 FurPup Girls. Dan needed to have the RV to get her cleaned up for our upcoming adventure. He needed to wash, wax, remove the old caulking on all windows, re-caulk all the windows, check the roof, seal any cracks we may have gotten during the winter storms here in Franklin, bleached/scrubbed the awning, and so much more.

Hmmm...Before I continue this post I feel I need to address an issue about "Our Family Blog." This blog was created to share our adventures, opinions, suggests, and advice. It is Our Family's Scrapbook.

We received the following comment:

Jannie has left a new comment on your post "Did Someone Cut the Cheese? Heather Did in the Fo...":
I used to enjoy your blog but now it's all cakes....who cares
Posted by Jannie to The Bowen Knot ⌘ at May 21, 2017 at 4:22 PM

Jannie, we are glad you "used to enjoy" our blog. This year has been a challenge for our family. Returning from Ecuador and trying to get re-established here in the United States is no easy task. We moved down to Ecuador because it was thought to be more affordable and for our family it simply was not. We have been trying to share our small nearby adventures. Sometimes life, struggles, and tough times kick into overdrive. I needed to find a job to help the family out financial and I happened to fall into a job that I had dreamed about having my entire life.

Having the house we were planning on buying here in Franklin fall through 3 days before closing was devastating for all of us. Then buying an RV to live full-time....it does sound like an adventure. I can describe this type of living in one word "Stressful." We set a goal for ourselves as a family that we would do our best to live crowded in our RV Bessie for one year and decide where in the world we should buy a house and settle down. Over the last year we have researched and decided that the Pacific Northwest of the United States will be where we build our forever home. Luckily for us we have an RV that will allow us the chance to continue to travel and have many more adventures throughout the lower United States, Canada, and Alaska. One thing our family has learned is that the only thing that is constant is change. As for cakes being posted on our blog...I am no longer working as a cake decorator at Walmart. I do plan to add some of my favorites cakes from my last few months. We are in the process of planning to travel in our RV Bessie out west and along the way we are planning to visit some fun and beautiful places.

Our girls day out drive led us to a super cute place that I hadn't visited since I was a child. Babyland General Hospital "Cabbage Patch Kids" in Cleveland, Georgia USA.

Babyland General Hospital "Cabbage Patch Kids" in Cleveland, Georgia

Magic Crystal Tree

Miss Gardner

Babyland General Hospital "Cabbage Patch Kids" in Cleveland, Georgia

Babyland General Hospital "Cabbage Patch Pets" in Cleveland, Georgia

Babyland General Hospital "Cabbage Patch Kids" in Cleveland, Georgia

As much as I wanted to Adopt and Name My Own Baby, I avoided the urge. Now if my beautiful step-daughters Emma and Danielle had been there I would have spoiled them rotten. Maybe in the future we will travel there with them. *We still can't locate them :-(*

The only souvenir we purchased was this super cute and fun tie-dye shirt.

Candy "Mom" and I love the TV show Survivor and one of our favorite Survivor cast members of all time is Rupert "Mr. Tie-Dye."

We had a blast at Babyland General Hospital!!!

Babyland General Hospital "Cabbage Patch Kids" in Cleveland, Georgia Tie Dye Shirt

About Our Blog

Our blog is about a lot of things. Our daily lives, our move to Ecuador, and the vacations we plan to have. Please read and follow our travels through life. We welcome comments! Making friends along the way would also be great. People have described us as being colorful and animated. Our family looks at a glass and always considers it to be half full. We have an easy going attitude. We think things should get accomplished and that in the process you can still have fun. Feel free to come along on our families journey.

The Bowen Knot - Shamrock Rating System

One Shamrock: This indicates the worst service possible. If awarded, it means we would never EVER use the service again. If it was a food establishment the food was barely editable. This means a complete fail with little to no redeeming features. We will never go there ever again.

Two Shamrocks: This is a service that we might consider using again to give it a second chance. But, the experience that we had would normally cause us to award one shamrock if not for some key redeeming features. If it was a food establishment the food was okay, but still sub-par. We didn't like the food. Serious room for improvement exists.

Three Shamrocks: Normal middle of the road service. We might have had some bad or some good but they were offset somewhat. This is service we would use again but we will look for a better provider. If it was a food establishment the food was good. We like it and will return. There might be room for things to get better but it is still a decent meal.

Four Shamrocks: Great service. This is a definitive repeat for us. We like a lot about the service and recommend it. If it was a food establishment the food was excellent. We liked it a lot. We like the place enough to return frequently. There are very few detractors.

Five Shamrocks: Outstanding service. This is service that treats us above and beyond what we think we deserve. We consider this what we would want to find all the time and what we hope all service providers would want to obtain. If it was a food establishment the food was perfect. No issues whatsoever. We loved it and would eat there everyday.