[Adventures of a Shadetree Mechanic]

You seem to have all sorts of adventures. Looking forward to hearing about your summer travels.

[Melvin goes to sea]

Love the picture of the yellow house. That could be a jig-saw puzzle cover.

[The Best Laid Plans]

Wow ... I've always wanted to go where you're going. Look forward to reading more. Have a safe trip, and thanks for sharing.

[Climbing Aboard, In Praise of the FMCA Forums]

What coach is your wife going to "bring home" next? I look forward to your further adventures.

We do strive to maintain the FMCA Motorhome Forums as an informative and friendly place, and we have great members who make it so.

[Kids on the road]

Here are a few FMCA.com articles related to traveling with kids:

The Courtney family is cleared for takeoff

There's no place like home ... for schooling

For the Mazza family, school's out; motorhoming's in

Kids on board

[Why Don't He Write?]

Nickolas is lucky to have such caring owners. I hope he continues to heal and you have plenty of quality time with him left.

[Walmart Parking /Law Suit]

DEERICH: This should be posted on the Legislative Action forum. Go to http://community.fmca.com/index.php?showforum=49 and click the "New Topic" button on the right.

[The Last Inning: Giants and Phillies Part Two]

Does anyone have this game on tape? I'd love to see a replay of that controversial inside-the-park almost grand slam but missed homeplate play.

[The Human Whisperer]

Let's hope Nickolas sticks around much longer ... in case those kindey stones come back, which I know they can.

[Comments on the Monaco Cayman article, June issue]

Interesting comments ... You might want to post this on the FMCA.com forum, specifically the FMC magazine forum -- http://community.fmca.com/index.php?showforum=60 -- or on the Type A motorhomes forum -- http://community.fmca.com/index.php?showforum=82.

[A Premonition?]

You had me worried about Nickolas, the way this blog entry started out. I'm glad he's okay. I guess teeth cleaning -- like any other procedure involving anaesthesia -- isn't always routine. This gives me another excuse, besides the cost -- not to have my dog's done.

[A Quick Weekend]

In regard to the chili ... Same thing happened to me a few years ago, when FMCA held a cookoff among staff. I was robbed, beaten by a steak or chicken of beef or some thick concoction that bore little resemblance to or flavor of chili. At least not any traditional chili to which I'm accustomed. So, note to chili coofoff judges everywhere: It's a CHILI cookoff!

Do you know what, though? As for overall taste, those other concoctions tasted better than my chili. But I still have one claim to fame: My chili won the award for "Most Likely to Sleep Alone."

P.S.: Best Pixar film: The Incredibles.

[Minnie and the Tree]

Tell me, is Minnie a tree hugger?

[We All Live In a Yellow Submarine!]

Factory tours, a museum, a historical site. Plus tennis, hiking and of course, motorhoming camping. I bet your grandkids may be the ones who crawl away from this adventure. They're lucky to have grandparents like you to take them on such a trip. You'd better get some rest now ....