1994 – Road Trip To California, Boxes For James

An important trade show was held in California in 1994. To get our family of seven there, we rented an RV and drove down. We’ve not done this before or since, but I still remember the excitement when Dad drove the RV down the driveway, and the novelty of having a bathroom on board. We had primarily traveled in a Volkswagen van before this, so we felt amazingly high up. Narrow, winding roads provided more of a thrill for the driver than for the blissfully unaware passengers; what an adventure!

Also in 1994, a relatively new employee, James Dale, injured his knee while playing football in the mud. The Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) tear caused his knee to dislocate, his knee cap to chip, and all the ligaments to tear off. His surgery was followed by physical therapy, and since he was the one primarily responsible for cutting down cardboard boxes and preparing them for recycling, we grew quite the stack while waiting for his return! It was about that time that one of us found a live mouse while working on the boxes, which drastically impacted the girls’ involvement in that project! 16 years later James still works here, but as our website manager, he rarely gets an opportunity to break down boxes!

About Today’s Giveaways
Traveling can either be a time of wonderful family fellowship or listless boredom and peevish crankiness. Of course you must address heart issues, but it is also wise to plan for success. For our family, that means something good to listen to in the car. Be it an audiobook or a family read-aloud, (not a good choice for our family, as we are too prone to carsickness!) having an engaging story going makes the time go much faster.

So today we are giving away an Original Lightwedge for night-time reading at home or on the road, and one copy each of Epic Adventures and Tales of Friendship Audiobook collections – a total of 8 audiobooks!

Or read all about the giveaways here