Last week, we were squeezing in Broadway shows, boat rides, and belated birthday celebrations. This week, we wrapped up our time in NYC with a few more favorite moments before pointing our home toward Pennsylvania. There were carousel rides with skyline views, another cousin sleepover, a city date with Lizzie, and a Halloween afternoon that had us all dancing. Then came the nerves of getting the camper out of Brooklyn and the relief of finally seeing the city from the other side of the river....
13 days ago â˘Â 10 min read
Last week, I was writing from 30,000+ feet, headed toward four nights away from the family. This week, weâve got two versions of the story to tell. Mine involved a house full of women, horseback riding, mountain views, birthday surprises, and an entire surprise day of crafting. John and the girlsâ involved pizza, cousin time, a sleepover, getting lost, and a very determined mission to conquer the warp wall. Then we were back together for boat rides, Halloween hair, and a Broadway day that...
18 days ago â˘Â 13 min read
This week, I'm writing this at 30,000+ feet after we traded campground neighbors for yachts, raced bikes for ice cream scoops, and found a couple more giant trolls. There were Newport mansions, a steam train, and another free museum visit. Plus homeschool, work, and an errand list that somehow required approximately every business between Rhode Island and our camper. Then came Brooklyn (yes, Brooklyn, New York...). We had our earliest transit day departure yet, which felt like a very...
26 days ago â˘Â 11 min read
Apparently, the secret to getting Lowina to ride her bike was a week of watching her campground friends do it. Not all the encouragement weâve been offering for forever. Just some kids she met a few days ago instead. This week, she finally joined them. John and I got matching tattoos that took less time than the paperwork, and we traded Acadiaâs rocky coastline for a few days of Halloween everything in Salem. There were bald eagles, paper-bag camouflage jackets, and a very excited girl...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 10 min read
This week, Lowina held my hand while I tried to convince myself to walk onto a suspension bridge above a waterfall. A few days later, I was inside the camper in a norâeaster, juggling work, homeschool, and two restless kids, questioning just about every decision that had gotten us there. Somewhere in between, we crossed back into the U.S., drove through unbelievable fall colors, and celebrated 12 years of marriage. So, it's safe to say that September apparently had a few more things to say...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 9 min read
Wagners on Wheels Weekly stories from our home on wheels, where itâs more than miles, itâs the story weâre writing along the way. This week, we crossed the border into Canada with our camper for the first time. We ate real QuĂŠbec poutine, explored an epic new zoo, wandered the cobblestone streets of QuĂŠbec City, and developed a daily gelato habit we have no intention of apologizing for. We also ran out of power. Repeatedly. And ran out of water once. Somewhere between the beeping camper,...
about 2 months ago â˘Â 9 min read
Wagners on Wheels Weekly stories from our home on wheels, where itâs more than miles, itâs the story weâre writing along the way. This week began with John wondering where in the world we were going as he pulled our camper down a gravel road. It ended with the girls hugging more new friends goodbye, money they had earned working on the farm tucked proudly into their pocketbooks, and our camper filled with more fresh produce than we could carry across the Canadian border. In between, we picked...
about 2 months ago â˘Â 12 min read
Wagners on Wheels Weekly stories from our home on wheels, where itâs more than miles, itâs the story weâre writing along the way. This week began with our longest drive yet and ended only ten minutes from the home of friends we didnât even know when we arrived. In between, there were beach afternoons, four different food trucks, countless carousel rides, Penn State football beside the campfire, a train ride through the Adirondacks, pottery lessons outside, giant trolls hidden in the forest,...
2 months ago â˘Â 10 min read
Wagners on Wheels Weekly stories from our home on wheels, where itâs more than miles, itâs the story weâre writing along the way. This week felt slower in all the right ways. There were museum days that sparked big conversations, solo parenting moments that stretched my confidence, tearful airport goodbyes, sweet reunions, and quiet evenings spent watching the girls run through hay fields while the dogs chased after them. We've been reminded that this lifestyle isn't just about seeing new...
3 months ago â˘Â 9 min read